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These are aquatic organisms that crawl in sediments at the bottom of a body of water.
What are Benthos.
This percentage of all organisms that have ever lived have gone extinct
What is 99 percent.
This is the percentage similarity between chimpanzee and human DNA
What is 98 percent.
A natural resource is considered this if there is no danger of it being used up.
What is renewable.
These are just as important to biodiversity as larger organisms.
What are smaller organisms.
Bacteria fixes this
What is Nitrogen
The barnacles in aquatic biomes secrete cement-like substances that anchors them to rocks in this
What is the intertidal zone.
This cycle is critical for the formation of organic compounds
What is the Carbon cycle
This terrestrial biome has the highest biodiversity
What is tropical rainforests
Plant growth, biodiversity, and adaptations of land organisms influences this.
What is the climate.
Most of the Earth's water is found here.
What is glaciers, ice caps, and oceans.
One reason that solar and wind energy are environmentally friendly is because they have this.
What is low carbon emissions.
Chemical substances and particles released mostly by human activities into the atmosphere contribute directly to this.
What is air pollution.
Without this the Earth would be too cold to support life.
What is sunlight and the greenhouse effect.
Fossil fuels release gas in the air when burnt, which is a major cause of this.
What is global warming.
This is the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment
What is Ecology
This trophic level is known as the producer level
What is the first one
These organisms in an ecosystem break down organic material and recycle nutrients
What is Decomposers
Plants give off water vapor through small pores called this
What is stomata.
This much energy from one trophic level is passed to the next trophic level
What is 10 percent
This is Mr. Brophy's girlfriend's name
Who is Amanda.
Mr. Brophy hates when people do this.
What is invade my personal space.
This is Mr. Brophy's only sport he played in high school.
What is bowling
Mr. Brophy's favorite phrase
What is "I just work here"
Mr. Brophy went to this college.
What is Eastern Michigan University.