Lesson 1 and 2
A system in which living things interact with each other and with non-living things
What is Ecosystem
Made up of multiple food chains
What is Food Web
The following have something in common: Energy Pyramid, Pyramid of Numbers and Pyramid of Biomass
What is Ecological Pyramids
The crust of the Earth
What is Lithosphere
The number and variety of organisms found within a specific region.
What is Biodiversity
The factors that make up for climate
What is Temperature and Precipitation
An organism's place within the food web
What is Ecological Niche
The process in which the Sun’s energy is converted into chemical energy
What is Photosynthesis
The following have something in common: Photosynthesis, Respiration, Consumption, Decomposition, Combustion (Burning), Weathering, Dissolve/Vaporize
Carbon Cycle
Stored in ________. Released in the state of PO43- into soil through natural processes
What is The Phosphorus Cycle
An ecosystem that is capable of withstanding pressure and giving support to a variety of organisms.
What is Sustainability
The maximum number of individuals that the ecosystem can support indefinitely
What is Carrying Capacity
Gradual gathering of substances transferring from the environment into an organism.
What is Bioaccumulation
Constantly being cycled through the atmosphere, ocean, and land; driven by energy from the sun
What is The Water Cycle
A species that is accidentally or deliberately introduced into a new location
The following have something in common: Rivers, Streams, Lakes, Ponds, Wetlands, Watersheds
What is Freshwater Ecosystem
Uses energy in sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into glucose (food).
What is Autotrophs
Substances such as pollutants become concentrated as you move up the food chain
What is Biomagnification
The amount of _____ emitted into the atmosphere by your personal, day-to-day activities
What is Carbon Footprint
77% of the world’s species of vertebrate animals can be found in...
What is Tropical Hotspots
The area between the low-tide and high-tide lines
What is The Intertidal Zones
The amount of energy transfered when an organism consumes another organism (from one trophic level to the next)
What is the 10% Law
Equation of Photosynthesis/Celluar Respiration
What is 6CO2 + 6H2O --------------> C6H12O6 + 6O2 / C6H12O6 + 6O2 ----------> 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy
Of the seven processes that transfer carbon, what is the only one that reduces the carbon in the atmosphere?
What is Photosynthesis
Extinct from one area
What is Extirpated