Unit 1 Vocabulary
The association between organisms of two different species in which each benefits
Mutualism
This cycle is powered by the sun, relies on the ocean as a primary reservoir, and consists of activities such as transpiration and percolation.
This rule states that only 10% of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next.
The 10% rule.
This biome is a cold, treeless biome with low-growing vegetation.
Biodiversity
The sequence of consumption from producers through tertiary consumers is known as
Food chain
_________ is a land-based community of organisms and the interactions of biotic and abiotic components in a given area
Terrestrial ecosystem
This cycle consists of both natural and anthropogenic sources, with photosynthesis and cellular respiration having a role in the cycle
Carbon Cycle
The rate at which sunlight is converted into organic compounds (glucose) via photosynthesis per unit of time.
Primary Productivity
Countries where this biome is found include Central America, Brazil, Southern India, Madagascar, and the Philippines
Tropical rainforest
A model of how energy and matter move through two or more interconnected food chains.
Food web
When two species evolve to divide a resource based on differences in their behavior or morphology.
Weathering of rock releases an element into the ecosystem that can contribute to this cycle.
The rate of energy stored by plants in a given area, after removing the energy they use for their own functions.
Net Primary Productivity (NPP)
This biome is categorized by having streams, rivers, ponds, and wetlands
True or False:
Food webs show that organisms can exist at different trophic levels?
True
A carnivore that eats secondary consumers
Tertiary consumers
This cycle does not have an atmospheric component, with rock/sediment serving as a major reservoir
Phosphorus Cycle
Herbivores or Primary Consumers are part of which Trophic Level?
2nd Trophic Level
A biome with warm summers and cold winters with over 39 inches of annual precipitation (hint: East coast of United States & most of Europe).
Temperate seasonal forest
This type of feedback loop in a food web occurs when an increase in predators leads to a decrease in prey populations, which in turn reduces food availability for the predators, eventually leading to a decrease in the predator population
A zone of open water in lakes and ponds as deep as the sunlight can penetrate
Limnetic zone
This cycle includes the process of assimilation, which is where algae and plants absorb compounds from this process into their tissues.
Nitrogen cycle
If a primary consumer trophic level has 4000 kJ of energy, how much energy does the tertiary consumer trophic level have?
40 kJ
This biome, also referred to as a taiga consists of coniferous evergreen trees that can tolerate cold winters and short, cool growing seasons in the summer.
Boreal forest
An ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators and involving reciprocal changes in the relative populations of predator and prey through a food chain, which often results in dramatic changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling.
Trophic cascade