Building Blocks of Life
What is all matter in the universe made out of?
Atoms
What are the 2 major forms of energy in the universe?
Potential and Kinetic Energy
What do the arrows represent in a food cycle?
The transfer of energy
What are the major processes of the Water Cycle?
Evaporation, Precipitation, Transpiration, Condensation, Run-off, Infiltration
What are the building blocks of life?
Matter and Energy
Where does most of the energy on Earth originate?
The Sun
What are the four main trophic levels?
Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, and Detritivores
How do humans alter the Carbon Cycle?
Burning fossil fuels
What are atoms made out of?
Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons
What wavelengths of energy make up Solar radiation?
Ultraviolet, Visible, Infrared
The _% rule is an estimation of how much energy is incorporated from one level of a food chain into the next
10
What is Denitrification?
Soil bacteria convert nitrate ions back to nitrogen gas, nitrogen is moved back to the atmosphereSoil bacteria convert nitrate ions back to nitrogen gas, nitrogen is moved back to the atmosphere
What element is air primarily made of?
Nitrogen - 79%
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
Energy cannot be created or destroyed. The Law of Conservation of Energy.
What units represent productivity in ecosystems?
Energy per unit area per unit time
Why is the Phosphorus cycle important?
Helps with the creation of ATP, DNA, and Cell Membranes
When atoms form chemical bonds with each other, what did you make?
Molecules
What is the cellular respiration equation?
C6H12O6 + 6O2 →6H2O + 6CO2 + Energy
What are the two types of primary productivity?
Gross and Net
In the Sulfur Cycle, how does atmospheric sulfur take form?
SO2