Vocab
An area of an ocean, estuary, river, lake or other water body with low DO (hypoxic conditions) or no DO (anoxic conditions) that cannot support most marine life
Dead zone
What does Photosynthesis do
Change the energy in sunlight to kinds of energy (Chemical Energy, Glucose) that can be stored for later use
What does a secondary consumer eat
They are Carnivores (which eat meat) or omnivores (which eat a mixture of plants and meat)
The living, or biotic, populations that exist within an ecosystem in a shared location
Community
What is Nitrate
Essential plant nutrients which in excess amounts can cause eutrophication
Plants and the soil then release carbon dioxide when they decay
Cellular Respiration
What does Land Degradation do
Reduction or loss in the integrity of the land
What does a consumer eat
Plants or other animals
An area classified according to the species that live in that location
Biome
What is Phosphate
In appropriate quantities, phosphorus can be used by vegetation and soil microbes for normal growth. In excess quantities, phosphorus can lead to water quality problems such as eutrophication and harmful algal growth
An organism that makes its own food
Producer
What does a limiting factor do
Constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
What does a Predator eat
Other animals
A group of organisms of the same species living in the same geographic area at the same time
Population
What is ATP
Energy-carrying molecules found in the cells of all living things made from the cellular respiration cycle