Water Cycle
True or False. The rates of evaporation and precipitation are the same and balanced.
True.
What do plants realise to the Atmosphere?
CO2
What is a water cycle?
the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
What does energy flow do?
maintain an ecological balance.
Definition of Community?
different populations that live together in a defined area.
What produces water vapor from plants?
Transpiration.
What do decomposers do?
break down dead organisms.
What is a niche?
the role an organism plays in a community.
what does the atmosphere do?
protects us from harmful ultraviolet solar radiation.
Definition of Population?
same species and live in the same area.
What are the major processes of the Water Cycle?
Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation.
What are autotrophs?
an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
What is a food web?
consists of all the food chains in a single ecosystem.
what do autotrophs do?
produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals.
Definition of Biome?
a group of ecosystems that have the same climate and similar dominant communities.
How do plants take in water?
Through their roots.
How does energy flow?
through an ecosystem in a one-way stream, from primary producers to various consumer
What is a food chain?
a linear sequence of organisms where nutrients and energy is transferred from one organism to the other.
What does the lithosphere do?
helps to provide the necessary nutrients required to plants.
Definition of atmosphere?
a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
How do plants give off water?
Through transpiration in their leaves.
What do green plants absorb?
CO2
What Is Ecosystem?
a collection of all organisms that live in a particular place together with their nonliving environment.
What do decomposers do?
break down dead plants or animals into the substances that plants need for growth.
Definition of lithosphere?
he solid, outer part of Earth.