is self-contained and isolated system; it does not exchange energy with its surroundings
What is a closed system
100
is the rate at which energy is captured during photosynthesis
What is GPP
100
system in which all of the biological, physical, and chemical components of an area form a complex, interacting network of energy flow and materials cycling
What is an ecosystem
100
developed the concept of ecology in the 19th century
What is Ernst Haeckel
100
live in waterlogged soil, stagnant ponds, or animal intestines respire in the absence of oxygen
What is Anaerobic bacteria
200
The study of energy and its transformations
What is thermodynamics
200
illustrates the total biomass at each successive trophic level
What is The Pyramid of Biomass
200
A natural association that consists of all the populations of different species that live and interact within an area at the same time
What is a community
200
the study of one’s house
What is Ecology
200
process by which energy produced from inorganic raw materials such as enzymes, hydrogen sulfide and oxygen; water and sulfur/sulfate are additional byproducts
What is Chemosynthesis
300
energy cannot be created or destroyed, although it can change from one form to another
What is The First Law of Thermodynamics
300
group of organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time
What is a Population
300
A group of similar organisms whose members freely interbreed with one another in the wild to produce fertile offspring
What is a species
300
Earth’s supply of water
What is the Hydrosphere
300
Plants, algae and certain types of bacteria
What is Producers
400
when energy is converted from one form to another, some of it is degraded into heat, a less usable form that disperses into the environment
What is The Second Law of Thermodynamics
400
environment includes living space, temperature, sunlight, soil, wind and precipitation
What is abiotic
400
includes all living organisms
What is biotic
400
biological process in which light energy from the sun is captured and transformed into the chemical energy of carbohydrate (glucose) molecules
What is Photosynthesis
400
passage of energy in a one-way direction through an ecosystem
What is Energy flow
500
chemical energy that plants store in carbohydrates and other molecules is released within cells of plants, animals, or other organisms
What is cellular respiration
500
The parts of Earth’s atmosphere, ocean, land surface, and soil that contain all living organisms
What is the Biosphere
500
a region that includes several interacting ecosystems
What is a landscape
500
two different photosynthetic equations
What is 6CO2 + 12H2O + radiant energy --> C6H12O6 + 6H2O +6O2
C6H12O6 +6O2 + 6H2O --> 6CO2 + 12H2O + energy
500
consume organic matter that includes animal carcasses, leaf litter, and feces