Biogeochemical Cycles
Name one part of the water cycle.
Evaporation, Precipitation, Transpiration
What is a better scientific model for explaining the food chain in an ecosystem?
Food Web
Biology is the study of what?
Life
The species that occupy an ecosystem at the end of secondary succession are called what type of species?
Climax Species
Most free oxygen in the earth's atmosphere is produced by what?
Photosynthesis in plants and algae
List one biotic factor of an ecosystem.
Examples: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Microorganisms or Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers
What word is used in science to describe something that is not living?
abiotic
Primary Succession occurs after an area has lost all forms of vegetation due to fire or volcanic eruption. True or False
True
The decomposition of ammonia in soil is best associated with which cycle?
Nitrogen Cycle
What does the term biodiversity refer to?
The perspective that shapes a person's understanding of reality is his or her what?
worldview
The first organisms to move into an area during primary succession are called what?
Pioneer Species
The weather of rocks is best associated with which cycle?
Phosphorus Cycle
All the organisms of the same species living in the same area.
Population
To be considered alive, an organism must have all the attributes of living things. True or False
True
A comparison of how many resources a person uses with how quickly those resources can be replaced is a measure of that person's ecological ____________?
Footprint
The combustion of fossil fuels is associated with what two cycle?
Oxygen and Carbon Cycles
Regardless of whether it has hot or cold temperatures, this biome is defined by its very low precipitation. Plants and animals in this biome have water-conserving mechanisms and are often active at night.
Desert Biome
What are the two parts of the Creation Mandate
To fill the earth and to have dominion over the earth.
Why are large trees generally not present in an area experiencing primary succession?
Large trees cannot grow in an area until sufficient soil has been built up during primary succession.