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Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Plants/Air
Trophic Levels
Biotic Relationships
100
Conversion of N2 to ammonia
What is nitrogen fixation?
100
A form phosphorus does not take.
What is the gaseous state in relation to phosphorus?
100
Plant conversion of CO2 into sugars.
What is photosynthesis?
100
A living part of an ecosystem.
What is a biotic organism/factor?
100
Both partners benefit.
What is mutualism?
200
Conversion of organic waste into ammonia.
What is ammonification?
200
The processes in which phosphorus is added to aquatic systems.
What is runoff/sewage discharge?
200
The conversion of oxygen into CO2?
What is aerobic respiration?
200
The lowest trophic level.
What is a producer/autotroph?
200
One party benefits, while the other suffers.
What is parasitism?
300
The process in which bacteria convert ammonia back into N2
What is dentrification?
300
What couldn't I think of?
What is a third question about phosphorus? Free points!
300
A byproduct of photosynthesis.
What is oxygen?
300
The rate of energy transfer from one trophic level to another.
What is <=10%?
300
One party benefits, while the other is unaffected.
What is commensalism?
400
The process in which ammonia is converted into NO3
What is nitrification?
400
An organic material that contains little phosphorus.
What is soil?
400
The form of respiration that doesn't require oxygen.
What is anaerobic respiration?
400
A reason why so little energy is transferred between trophic levels.
What is the Second Law of Thermodynamics or partial-consumption?
400
The system-loop represented by mutualism.
What is a positive feedback-loop?
500
The process in which plants convert N2 into organic molecules.
What is assimilation?
500
Phosphorus' main dump.
What are marine sediments?
500
The first or second largest reservoir of carbon.
What are rocks or what is the ocean?
500
The trophic levels in order.
What are producers - primary consumers - secondary consumers - tertiary consumers - decomposers?
500
Jon steals Cohen's Chex Mix.
What is an example of parasitism/Jon being a douche.