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what category is at the bottom of the food chain
producers
what percent of energy from the sun is used during photosynthesis
1%
NOTE that while plants only get this much from the sun, each tropic level gets about 10% of the energy passed from the level below.
Compare primary succession and secondary succession by stating at least one feature of each.
Primary succession occurs where no soil exists, such as after lava flows or glacial retreat.
Secondary succession occurs where soil remains after a disturbance like fire or farming.
Explain how albedo influences Earth’s energy balance. Give one example of a surface with high albedo and one with low albedo.
Albedo is a measure of how much sunlight a surface reflects. High-albedo surfaces reflect more solar energy, while low-albedo surfaces absorb more heat. Ice and snow have high albedo; forests or asphalt have low albedo.
How much insolation an object reflects.
The force responsible for the deflection of air masses in the Northern Hemisphere to the right.
What is the Coriolis force
ocean floor where there is no light
What is abyssal zone
How cloudy water is
What is turbidity
Urban Ogden suffers from an urban heat island effect. A) Explain one negative consequence of this and
B) propose at least TWO solutions to mitigate its effects
A) increased energy demand for air conditioning, worsened air pollution, or heat-related illness
B) Planting trees, installing green roofs, or using reflective building materials
What are limiting factors?
Food availability, space, O2 (oxygen), sunlight
Name 4 atmospheric pollutants
NOx, SOx, Radon, Lead, CO, PM, Ozone
Give an example of a regulating ecosystem service provided by a forest.
Answers will vary. Climate regulation via photosynthesis pulling CO2 out of the air is a good one.
to find the doubling time you must divide by
the number of different species found in a particular area
What is species richness