Weather&Climate
what is the difference between weather and climate
Weather changes on a day to day basis while climate changes over hundreds of years
What is the main byproduct of cellular respiration
carbon dioxide
Eat both plants & other organisms
Omnivores
True or False, Lightning is a natural way for nitrogen to be fixated
true
Where is the apex predator located on a food pyramid
The top level
climate effects what in a ecosystem
where species live, how they interact, and the timing of biological events like migration
What main source of energy drives the water cycle
The sun
Are the foundation of all food webs & pyramids
Producers
The process by which plants release water threw their leaves
What does many food chains form
A food web
what process carves mountains like the grand canyon
Erosion
Ammonia is converted to nitrite then nitrate in a process known as
nitrogen fixation
These organisms are at the top of food pyramid
Apex predators
What is the role of chlorophyll
to absorb light
What organisms are at the base of all food pyramids
what the difference between abiotic and biotic factors
Abiotic factors are all non living factors in a ecosystem & biotic factors are all living factors in a ecosystem
How does phosphorus move from water to soil?
weathering
What are autotrophs?
an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
What causes evolution naturally
Natural selection
About what percentage of energy is transferred from one trophic level to the next?
about 10%
Warm air over land expands and rises, and heavier, cooler air rushes in to take its place,
The movement of matter through biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (geosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere) environment is called
Biochemical Process
what are heterotrophs
eats other animals or plants, rather than making its own food.
What is the first step in the Phosphorus cycle
Weathering
what is the main contribution of autotrophs to ecosystems
produce food for consumers