biodiversity
the first species to populate an area during succession
pioneer species
an organism that makes its own food
producer
energy from the sun
solar energy
the transfer of heat from one particle of matter to another within an object or between two objects
conduction
the energy an object has due to its motion
kinetic energy
the trapping of heat near a planet's surface by certain gasses in the planet's atmosphere
greenhouse effect
these breakdown biotic waste and dead organisms
electricity produced by the kinetic energy of water moving over a waterfall or dam
hydroelectric power
the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
radiation
energy that results from the position or shape of an object
potential energy
the loss of a natural habitat
habitat destruction
the biome has more animal species then all the other biomes combined
rainforest
fuel made from living things
biomass fuel
a type of heat transfer that occurs only in fluids such as water and air. The transfer of heat due to convection creates a circular flow called a convection current
convection
the energy associated with objects that can be compressed or stretched.
elastic potential energy
a species that influences the survival of many species in an ecosystem.
keystone species
this biome contains some of the largest species of animals in the world
grassland (savannah)
the intense heat energy that comes from Earth's interior
geothermal energy
the expansion of matter when it is heated
thermal expansion
a form of potential energy that is stored in chemical bonds between atoms
chemical energy
the total number of different species on earth, including those on land, in the water, and in the air.
biodiversity
a detailed chart showing the flow of energy throughout an ecosystem
food web
the splitting of an atom's nucleus into two smaller nuclei and neutrons, releasing a large quantity of energy.
nuclear fission
a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles in an object.
temperature
he potential energy stored in the nucleus of an atom
nuclear energy