Life
How do we define life?
1. Have life
2. Grow and develop
3. Use energy
4. Reproduce
What are the four different types of macromolecules?
1. Lipids (fats)
2. Carbohydrates
3. Protein
4. Nucleic acids.
What happens if a population has a high birth rate?
The population has plenty of resources.
What is the importance of Carbon?
Define an ecosystem
What elements is protein made out of?
2. Hydrogen
3. Oxygen
4. Nitrogen
What is carrying capacity?
The maximum population size that can be supported in a specific area with out the land being destroyed.
What do animals do to get carbon?
They eat other organisms.
How do producers make their own food?
From the sun and inorganic materials.
What elements do all four macromolecules have in common?
1. Carbon
2. Hydrogen
3. Oxygen
What are some limiting factors that could effect an environment?
-oxygen
-water
-predators
-temperature
What are ways that carbon is release into the atmosphere?
1. Factories
2. Cars
3. Humans
What are the four different types of consumers (heterotrophs)? And what do they eat?
1. Carnivores (consume other animals)
2. Omnivore ( consumes producers and consumers)
3. Herbivore (consume plants)
4. Decomposers ( break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients)
What macromolecule is the building blocks for DNA and RNA?
Nucleic Acids
What does it mean when there is an exponential growth?
There is no limiting factors.
Co2
What is the level of the Food Chain that has 10% energy. Give an example of one
Primary Consumers
A deer would be a primary consumer.
How many common amino acids are there?
20
What happens when a population increases?
1. Resources decrease
2. Birth rates decrease
3. Death rates increase
When photosynthesis occurs what happens to Co2?
It is taken out of the air.