Ecological Systems
What are the four interconnected spheres or systems we use the categorize spaces on Earth?
Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Atmosphere, Biosphere
These are organisms that make their own food
Producers
Ecological Pyramids
Open; closed
What are Ms. Cribbs' cats names?
Bailey and Chai
This is where all life on Earth resides.
Biosphere
These are consumers that eat producers.
Herbivores
What are the 3 different type of ecological pyramid models?
Energy, Biomass, and Numbers
The movement of matter through the biological and geological, or living and nonliving, parts of an ecosystem
Biogeochemical Processes
What is Ms. Cribbs' favorite candy?
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
There are 6 levels of organization within ecological communities. What comes after individuals and populations?
Communities
These are organisms that break down decaying organic matter into simpler compounds that other organisms can use
Decomposers
The total dry mass of all the organisms within a given area at a specific time
Biomass
This cycle circulates water through the environment (provide both names)
The Water Cycle; The Hydrologic Cycle
Where did Ms. Cribbs go to college?
Clemson University
This is the smallest unit of matter.
An atom
These model the transfer of energy and matter within an ecosystem
Food Chains
A model that compares the relative number of individual organisms at each trophic level
Pyramid of Numbers
Fossils Fuels are made in this cycle of matter.
Carbon Cycle
How long has Ms. Cribbs been teaching?
This is her second year
What are the two main chemical processes that cycle energy and matter through ecosystems?
Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration
These are more complex than food chains and model feeding behaviors within ecosystems
Food webs
Biomass decreases by this amount at each trophic level in a biomass pyramid.
90%
This makes up 78% of the Earth's atmosphere.
Nitrogen Gas
Ms. Cribbs describes her cats in very particular ways. What does she say about her two cats?
Chai is handicapped because she is missing an eye; Bailey is medically obese geriatric cat