Photosynthesis
Plants get the energy needed to perform photosynthesis from this source
What is the SUN?
The locations of cellular respiration
Cytoplasm and Mitochondria
As energy transfers to one trophic level to another, only ______% of energy is passed on
10%
Organisms that eat plants (Primary Consumers)
Herbivores
When water falls to the ground
Precipitation
Photosynthesis occurs in this plant organelle
What is Chloroplast
These are the reactants for cellular respiration
Oxygen and Glucose
An organism that consumes food for energy
Heterotroph
Grass --> Cricket --> Mouse --> Hawk
What trophic level is the Hawk?
Tertiary Consumer/Apex Predator
What element is the most abundant in our atmosphere?
Nitrogen Gas (N2)
These are the products of photosynthesis
Oxygen and Glucose (sugar)
This is the term for cellular energy made in this process
A species that plays a role in holding a whole ecosystem intact (their disappearance causes a trophic cascade)
Keystone Species
the trophic level that has the most energy
Producers
Burning of fossil fuels
What does the prefix photo- stand for?
Light
Glucose
The first law of thermodynamics states that energy is neither _______________ nor _______________
Created nor destroyed
All consumers end up being consumed by these heterotrophs
Decomposers
Bacteria, Lightning, Decay
The this pigmentation absorbs red and blue light from the sun, giving plants the green coloration
Chlorophyll
The name of the process that does NOT require oxygen to make ATP
Anaerobic Respiration
increasing concentration of toxic substances in organisms as you increase trophic levels
Biomagnification
10kg
Provide an example for human impacting Nitrogen cycle
Eutrophication, excess fertilizers usage, deforestation, etc.