Ecosystems
Estuaries are this kind of ecosystem
Risks from this pollutant include metabolic disorder and DNA damage
Microplastics
This refers to the length of time that one atom of carbon remains in a specific store
Residence time
This type of biome is the most productive
Tropical rainforest
This type of forest is particularly effective at taking up carbon
Young forest
This is a natural property of ecosystems
This describes when non-biodegradable toxins can accumulate in the tissues of organisms
Bioaccumulation
These deposits of carbon remain in equilibrium with the environment
Storages
The three cells of the tricellular model are the Polar Cell, The Ferrel Cell and this
The Hadley Cell
There is more of this element in your body than there is carbon
Oxygen
This type of species helps to hold an ecosystem together
Keystone species
This describes things like clean air and water, food production, and climate regulation, which come from healthy ecosystems
Ecosystem services
This involves planting large areas with only one crop species
Monoculture
Rainfall is approximately in balance with the levels of evaporation in this biome
Grasslands
In this type of ecosystem, the pyramid of biomass is sometimes inverted
Aquatic
For most animals, this is between 0.1 and 1 E/MSY
Background extinction rate
This is the second law of thermodynamics
Energy cannot be created or destroyed
This is an example of a transfer in the carbon cycle
Herbivores feeding on producers, carnivores feeding on herbivores, other possible answers
These three abiotic factors distinguish biomes
Water, insolation, temperature
This trophic level includes foxes and hawks
Tertiary consumers
This biodiversity intactness index or less indicates an ecosystem is at risk of collapse
30%
Imagine a plant (producer) grows 100 units of biomass (GP) through photosynthesis. The plant uses some of this energy, say 20 units, to maintain itself through cellular respiration. What is its NP?
It's Net Productivity is 80 units of biomass.
This occurs when marine organisms such as phytoplankton and algae use carbon dioxide for photosynthesis
Biological uptake
These types of adaptations reduce water loss in dry conditions
Xerophytic
Keystone species are very often at this trophic level
Apex predators / tertiary consumers