Apes

General Apes

100

all biomass get its energy from the

sun

200

to find the doubling time you must divide by

70

300

the amount of a chemical that kills 50% of the animals in a test population

What is LD-50

400

when water moves clock wise in the northern hemisphere, counter clockwise in the southern

what is the coriolis effect?

500

What is the main element that causes eutrophication

What is Phosphorus

General Apes

100

what category is at the bottom of the food chain

producers

200

when one organism benefits and the other organism is neither harmed or benefited 

what is commensalism?

300

ocean floor where there is no light

What is abyssal zone

400

energy is created nor destroyed

What is 1st law of thermodynamics

500

the end result of eutrophication

What is hypoxia

General Apes

100

caused by a loss in habitat and over hunting

What is loss of biodiversity

200

TFR (Total Fertility Rate) measures

what is the number of children born per women?

300

first layer of the atmosphere

What is troposphere

400

bacteria convert ammonia back into N2

What is denitrification

500

where the ozone layer is found

What is stratosphere

General Apes

100

what percent of energy from the sun is used during photosynthesis

1%

200

buildup of pollutants at higher levels of the food chain

what is biomagnification?

300

substance that causes cancer

What is carcinogen

400

percentage of freshwater on earth

What is 2.5%

500

the number of different species found in a particular area

What is species richness

General Apes

100

True or false the phosphorus cycle has no gas phase

true

200

How do you find Gross Primary Productivity

GPP = NPP + R 

100 point bonus: What does NPP and R stand for? 

300

lowest level of a body of water

What is benthic zone

400

percent of seawater on earth

What is 97.5%

500

naturally replenished over a human time scale

What is renewable