Nitrogen Cycle
What is the organism responsible for turning atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates for plants?
Bacteria
True / False: The ocean collects more CO2 than the plants on land
True
Where in the cell does photosynthesis occur?
Chloroplast
What term describes organisms that can make their own food?
Producers
What is the term for an organism that eats both plans and animals?
Omnivore
______________ are a type of organism that break down dead matter and release nitrogen
Decomposers / Detritivores
Humans release Carbon into the atmosphere in what way?
Breathing / CO2
Where in the cell does cellular respiration occur?
Mitochondria
What is the term for an organism that eats a producer?
Consumer
What term describes a series of interconnected food chains?
Food web
Why do humans need Nitrogen?
To make proteins
Why is so much CO2 released during a forest fire?
Trees hold a lot of carbon
What gas is released after photosynthesis?
Oxygen / O2
How much energy is passed on to the next trophic level after it is eaten?
10% or 1/10
True / False: If an organism is removed from a food chain, the entire food web will collapse
False: The food WEB has many different paths and can resist some change.
What is the process called that breaks down dead organisms into Ammonia?
Ammonification
How does burning fossil fuels affect the carbon cycle?
Releases a lot of CO2 into the atmosphere at once
True / False: Plants do both photosynthesis and cellular respiration
True
How much energy is lost as heat when it is eaten and moves to the next trophic level?
90% or 9/10
In a food web, what do the arrows represent?
The low of energy / Organisms being eaten
What is the process called that turns Ammonia into Nitrates?
Nitrification
What rainforest is responsible for collecting most of Earth's CO2?
(We didn't discuss this one)
Amazon Rainforest
What is the energy called that is made during cellular respiration?
(3 Letters)
ATP
What is always the first step of a energy pyramid?
(Holds the most energy)
Producers
What step in the food chain is the Tertiary consumer?
(Include producers as their own step)
4th step