Biomes
This biome is hot, dry, and unproductive
What is a desert?
This is another name for a producer/plant
All life on Earth is based on this element
This is a measurement of how many species live in a small area
What is alpha diversity?
This biome is warm, wet, and highly productive
What is a rainforest?
This is another name for a consumer/animal
What is a heterotroph?
This is the process by which carbon dioxide decreases the pH of the oceans
What is ocean acidification?
This is the lowest level of taxonomic classification
What is a species?
This is the largest biome with the greatest amount of biomass. However, it is relatively unproductive relative to its size
What are oceans?
This is the process by which toxic materials build up in a single animal over its entire life
What is bioaccumulation
This is where most of the phosphorous on Earth is stored
What is sediment?
This is a measurement of the number of ecosystem services provided by an area's wildlife
What is functional diversity?
This biome has hot summers, cold winters, and moderate annual precipitation. The soils of this biome tend to be very fertile
What are grasslands?
This is the process by which toxic material becomes more concentrated as you move up the food web
What is biomagnification?
This ratio is what many scientists and farmers use to assess the soil quality
This is the most species-rich group of animals
What are arthropods?
This is the main factor that determines what an area's climate will be
Latitude
If local plant biomass has 8100 kcal of energy, how much energy would be available to a tertiary consumer?
8.1 kcal
This is the process by which nitrates and nitrites are converted back into pure nitrogen
What is denitrification?
This molecular component of animals with exoskeletons is why they are so vulnerable to ocean acidification
What is calcium?