Cycling
Chemical cycling has sun, producers, consumers and decomposers, but in chemical cycling the decomposers return________ _________
to the soil and therefore to the __________ continues the cycle.
inorganic nutrients
producers
Biosphere
Regions of the earths crust, water and atmosphere inhabited by living organisms.
Organism
An individual, plant, fungi, or single celled organism
Molecule
Composed of two or more atoms of the same or different elements.
Eco
House
Characteristics of life shared by living organisms
Homeostasis, Reproduction, Respond to stimuli, Grow and develop, maintain organization, capture and store energy, materials and energy.
The majority of the organisms on the planet such as ______ and ______ are single celled.
Bacteria and protists
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic Acid, provides the instructions for the organization and metabolism of the particular organism.
The final step in chemical cycling
Ecosystem
Community plus physical environment
Organ System
Several organs working together
The smallest unit of an element composed of protons, neutrons and electrons.
Examples of an ecosystem
Rainforest, grasslands, coral reef etc...
Development
A process where cells express specific genes to distinguish themselves from other cells; thus, forming tissues and organs.
An outside source of materials and energy.
Genetic instructions inherited from parents located on long molecules of DNA
Genes
The final step of chemical cycling.
Community
Organ
Tissue functioning together for a specific task
Ecosystems must have photosynthetic organisms (plants, grasses etc.) to exist, otherwise they could not utilize the ________ ________
Suns energy
When plants and animals break down nutrient molecules.
Metabolizing
Cells make their parts and products using __________
Nutrients and molecules
Variations in Genes account for
The differences in the species (among other things)
Energy
The capacity to do work.
Population
Organisms of the same species in a particular area
Tissue
A group of cells with a common structure and function
_________ and __________ largely determine where different ecosystems are found in the biosphere.
Energy flow and nutrient cycling
Photosynthesis
Transforms energy into the chemical energy of nutrient molecules.
Mutations
Inheritable changes in genetic information.
_____________ and ___________determine the type of ecosystem.
Energy and nutrients
Species
A group of similar interbreeding organisms
Cell
The structural and functional unit for all living organisms.
Community structure and the food chain in an ecosystem are determined by ______ _______ and ______ _______
solar energy
nutrient cycling (chemical cycling)
Living organisms keep their temperature, moisture level, acidity and other factors critical to life stable in a process
Homeostasis
Adaptations
Modifications that make organisms suited to their way of life.
What is the source of energy for nearly all life on earth?
The sun
_______ determine the type of ecosystem.
Availability of energy and nutrients.
Bob skips lunch, his liver releases stored sugar to maintain blood sugar levels. This is an example of.
Homeostasis
Adaptations
Plants and other organisms that use photosynthesis in the "cycles"
Producers