consumers
eats other animals
what is carnivore
lt began with simple life forms such as bacteria and simple algae
what is Precambrian Era
commonly found in soil, water, and food. Widely used as fertilizers,
what is nitrate
hot molten liquid rock that breaks through earths surface
This swift-flowing, warm Atlantic current froms the northwest edge of a large, clockwise system of currents, and was named by Benjamin Franklin.
What is the Gulf Stream?
eats plants and other animals
what is omnivore
By the end of the era, seed plants were common.
what is Paleozoic Era
essential for plant/animal life, acting as fertilizers in agriculture, water softeners in detergents, food additives, and critical components in biological energy
what is phosphates
solid rocks composed of rock fragments
what is sediments
This is the largest and deepest ocean on earth.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
only eats plants nothing else
what is herbivore
Small mammals and birds also appeared.
what is Mesozoic Era
a measure of how cold or warm the water is lt tells us what kinds of plants and animals are able to live in the water.
what is temperature
formed through cooling
what is igneous
Roughly this percentage of the Earths surface is cover by ocean waters.
What is 71%?
omnivores and that plants and animals
what is Humans
New mammals appeared, while others became extinct.
what is Cenozoic Era
a measure of how cloudy or clear the water
what is turbidity
rocks transformed from existing igneous
what is metamorphic
These large, circular surface current systems are found in each of the major ocean basins.
What are gyres?
obtain food from dead organisms or from the waste products of living organisms
what Is Saprophyte
Uses biostratigraphy to compare fossil ages based on their position in rock layers
what is relative dating
a measure of how acidic or basic (alkaline) a substance is
what is PH
the breakdown of rocks, soil and minerals
what is weathering
This is the only current that flows completely around the globe without hitting land.
What is the Antarctic Circumpolar Current?