Carrying Capacity
A decrease in available living space would cause the carrying capacity of an organism to...
Decrease
Organisms that eat other organisms and cannot make their own food are called…
Heterotrophs/consumers
Name the inputs AND outputs of cellular respiration.
INPUTS: Glucose and Oxygen
OUTPUTS: Carbon Dioxide, Water, and ATP (energy)
What are the inputs and outputs of photosynthesis
Inputs: Carbon Dioxide and Water
Outputs: Glucose and Oxygen
Carbohydrates
Protein
Lipids
Nucleic Acids
Define Carrying Capacity
Maximum number of individuals the environment can support.
How much energy is "lost" at each trophic level?
90%
Explain the Law of Conservation of Matter.
Matter is neither created nor destroyed but conserved. It is only rearranged or transferred.
What organelle does photosynthesis occur in?
chloroplast
The energy found in food is stored in…
The bonds
A type of interdependent relationship where both individuals benefit is called...
Mutualism
The energy lost at each trophic level is lost as…
heat
What is the main purpose of cellular respiration?
To make ATP
During photosynthesis, light energy is transformed into…
Chemical energy
List Earth's four spheres
Biosphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Hydrosphere
When a species exceeds its carrying capacity, what will happen to its population?
Population crash or decrease
How much energy would there be at the tertiary consumer level if the energy on the primary consumer level is 1000 J?
10 J
What are the two types of anaerobic respiration?
Lactic acid fermentation
Alcohol fermentation
When a plant is growing, where does it get most of the mass it needs in order to grow?
Carbon dioxide from the air
Name one effect of excess Carbon Dioxide (CO2) in the Earth’s atmosphere.
Traps heat in the atmosphere, warming Earth’s surface (global warming)
ALSO:
melting ice caps
weather changes
extreme weather patterns
more infections
sea level rise
death of plants/animals
Name at least three abiotic factors.
Nutrients, space, light, water, oxygen, rainfall, temperature/climate.
Why do we see fewer organisms at the top of the food chain?
Not enough energy reaches the top to support a large population.
Using food molecules to build complex body structures is called....
What process(es) occur in plants? When?
Photosynthesis (during the day)
Cellular respiration (always)
This process uses bacteria to convert atmospheric Nitrogen into a form usable by plants
Nitrogen fixation