Water / Nitrogen Cycle
The continuous movement of water from the earth to the atmosphere and back to the earth
What is the water cycle?
The percentage of energy that is available to the next level in an energy pyramid.
What is 10%?
When one organism is harmed by their interaction and the other is benefitted.
What is carbon dioxide?
In an energy pyramid, the producers, which happen to be the largest group reside where
What is the bottom of the pyramid?
The most abundant element in the atmosphere
What is nitrogen?
The type of organism including a lion, rabbit, snake, etc...
What is a consumer?
A tiger attacks and kills an antelope. This is an example of what.
What is predation?
The two main biological processes that drive the carbon and oxygen cycles
What is photosynthesis and cellular respiration?
This type of succession starts in an area with soil. An example includes when a fire burns through an area.
What is secondary succession?
When water moves from the earth to the atmopshere.
What is evaporation?
The ultimate source of energy for most food chains.
What is the sun?
The struggle between organisms for food, mates, territory, and other resources.
What is competition?
In photosynthesis, the plant requires carbon dioxide in order to produce two things.
What is glucose and oxygen?
An animal that eats both plants and animals.
What is an omnivore?
The correct order of the water cycle
What is evaporation, condensation, and precipitation?
A rabbit, which contains 3000 Calories, is eaten by a bird. The bird gets a certain amount of those calories.
What is 300 calories?
The process of a disturbed ecosystem returning to its climax community.
What is ecological succession?
When this is burned, the carbon reacts with the oxygen from the atmosphere to form carbon dioxide.
What is fossil fuels?
A bird makes a nest in a tree which is this kind of symbosis
What is commensalism?
When plants absorb the nitrogen compounds from the soil and use them to make proteins.
Integration
The layers in an energy pyramid.
What are trophic levels?
Moss growing on the buildings of an abandoned mill is an example of what.
What is primary succession?
The four processes that require oxygen from the atmosphere.
What are respiration, combustion, decomposition and rusting?
Small, hardy organisms that can live on rock.
What is a pioneer species?