Competition
Is a wolf stealing food from a bear an example of Intraspecific or Interspecific competition?
Interspecific
List two of the greenhouse gases.
CO2, water vapor, N2O, CH4
Where are the Hadley cells
On either side of the equator line
What is a trophic cascade?
Having many obvious changes in population of all species in an area because of changing one other species
What is transpiration in the water cycle?
Water evaporating from plants
What is intraspecific competition?
Competition for food, space, mates, water between individuals of the same species
What would happen to the global climate if there was addition water vapor added to atmosphere?
Heat increase
Which place has lower air pressure, near the poles of the earth or by the equator?
Equator
What are the three symbiotic relationships between organisms?
mutualism, competition, and commensalism
Where does most of the water vapor in the atmosphere come from?
Evaporation from the ocean
What is the competitive exclusion principle?
No two species can fill the exact same niche in a particular ecosystem
What causes the seasons?
Tilt of the earth and the angle of the sun hitting the earth depending on the point of its path around the sun
What is the coriolis effect?
Because the Earth rotates on its axis, circulating air is deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere and toward the left in the Southern Hemisphere
Do you think more niches in an environment increases or decreases the biodiversity of an ecosystem?
increases
What drives the wind and water cycles?
Energy from the sun
What is the greenhouse effect?
when greenhouse gases in a planet's atmosphere cause some of the heat radiated from the planet's surface to build up at the planet's surface
What happens during the El Nino/La Nina?
The trade winds increase/decrease causing the hot air to stay or be pushed toward Asia. This impacts upwelling and can cause extreme seasons on the western side of North, Central, and South America
What is an example of a keystone species?
Wolf, bees, elk, plankton
What is the relationship between air pressure and air temperature?
Colder temps = higher pressure
Warmer temps = lower pressure
What is erosion?
Erosion is the action of surface processes that removes soil, rock, or dissolved material from one location then transports it to another location where it is deposited
What are three abiotic factors of the tundra?
Cold, no trees, poor soil, windy, dry
What is weathering?
Weathering is the deterioration of rocks, soils and minerals through contact with water, atmospheric gases, sunlight, and biological organisms