Macromolecules
What are the 4 types of macromolecules?
Carbohydrates, lipids(fats), protein and nucleic acid
What do primary successions start with?
Bare rock
Where are most Nucleic Acids found in a cell?
The nucleus
What is Biodiversity?
The amount of variation of life that exists in a given area.
What elements are carbohydrates made of?
Carbon, hydrogen and oxygen
Is lichen a part of the pioneer species, intermediate species, or climax community?
Pioneer species
What elements are nucleic acids made of?
Carbon, hydrogen, odygen, nitrogen and phosphorus
What is carrying capacity?
The number of individuals in a population
What elements are lipids made of?
Carbon, Hydrogen and oxygen.
Is primary successions or secondary successions a faster process?
Secondary successions
Nucleic acids are found in what?
All living things and in viruses
What is abiotic?
Non-living parts of an ecosystem
What elements are proteins made of?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen
What does the climax community contain?
Shade tolerant trees
Nucleic acids are the building blocks for what?
DNA and RNA
What is biotic?
Living or once living parts of an ecosystem
Macromolecules are composed of smaller what?
Organic molecules that are linked together
Are grasses, shrubs and shade intolerant trees part of pioneer species, intermediate species or climax community?
Intermediate Species
Nucleic acids contain information needed for cells to make what other macromolecule?
Proteins
What does heterotroph mean?
They require other organisms for energy