Biomes
This biome experiences a cold climate and low precipitation and is characterized by having permafrost.
What is a tundra?
What is condensation?
What is a food web?
This consumer eats both producers and other consumers.
What is an omnivore?
This organism only eats producers/plants.
What is an herbivore?
This biome experiences heavy precipitation and year-round warm weather and is characterized by having the richest biodiversity and biomass out of all of the other biomes.
What is a tropical rainforest?
This plant is associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
What is a legume?
This diagram displays a biome's average precipitation and temperature on a month-to-month basis.
What is a climatograph?
Nutrients that cycle endlessly through the environment is called_________.
What are biogeochemical cycles?
A group of ecosystems that shares common biotic and abiotic conditions is called a ____________.
What is a biome?
This biome has heavy rainfall and year-round moderate temperatures. It is characterized by tall trees and an abundance of moss and wildlife.
What is a temperate rainforest?
These are the materials that sustain life. (One word)
What are nutrients?
In a normal ecosystem, what would you expect there to be the least of?
What is a predator?
This is the organic matter (biomass) that remains after cellular respiration.
What is net primary production?
Anything that uses the sun's energy to create sugars is known as a______________
What is a Primary Producer?
This biome has moderate seasonal precipitation and varying temperatures throughout the year. Fires and droughts are common. Trees are not common here due to strong winds.
What is a (temperate) grassland?
What is eutrophication?
On the pyramid of energy, about how much energy is transferred to the next trophic level (the level that goes up)?
What is 10%?
This type of tree loses its leaves and stops photosynthesis during part of the year.
What is a deciduous tree?
What is biomass?
This biome is characterized by experiencing all 4 seasons with varying temperatures and moderate precipitation. It is common to see deciduous trees, hibernating animals, and seasonal leaf loss.
What is a temperate forest?
This is the conversion of nitrogen gas to ammonia.
What is nitrogen fixation?
Describe what problem would happen if a tertiary predator was removed from an ecosystem/food web. (hint: wolves & Yellowstone)
There would be an over abundance of primary & secondary consumers, leading to a severe reduction of producers in the ecosystem.
This type of tree produces seed-bearing cones and has needlelike leaves that are coated in a thick, waxy substance to help minimize moisture loss. Also known as an evergreen tree.
What is a coniferous tree?
This plant is often associated with the decomposer category of consumers.
What is a mushroom or fungi?