Arctic Systems
Type of dog that lives in the arctic
What is a Siberian Husky?
Burn time
What is up to 6 months?
Layers of partially decomposed plants
What is peat?
Gas that can speed up decomposition
What is oxygen?
Type of decomposer
What is bacteria?
What is Permafrost?
Brown destroyed Vegetation
What are burn scars?
Peats molecular composition consists of... made of...
What are long chains of sugar made up of oxygen, hydrogen and carbon?
Plays a part in slowing down or speeding up a reaction
What is heat or temperature?
Moss that slows down decomposition in peat
What is Sphagnum Moss?
Vents release this through the snow
What is carbon dioxide smoke?
Fires destroy the nesting and feeding zones
What are migratory birds?
Thawing permafrost releases...
What is carbon dioxide and other gases?
In the yeast lab energy was transferred to ...
What is yeast and thermal energy (heat)?
Permafrost peat ice prevents decomposition from happening because of a lack or decrease in _______
What is oxygen?
Warming temperatures cause...
What is permafrost thawing?
Causes fires to occur earlier in the season
What is warmer than normal summers or global warming?
What are rock, soil, ice, and peat
The foam/gas layer in the experiment indicated...
What is rate of decomposition?
Aerobic bacteria need
What is oxygen?
Name of the native people living in this region
Who are the Yakut?
Burnt peat matter
What is smoke and ash?
3% of Earth's surface
What is the amount of total land covered by peat?
Products of cellular respiration
What is Carbon Dioxide and Water?
a process in which food(sugar) with O2 and energy to release energy, CO2, and H2O
What is cellular respiration?