This cycle includes the steps evaporation, transpiration, interception, precipitation, ground water discharge, surface run-off and more.
What is the water cycle?
100
A tick on a dog is an example of this type of relationship between two organisms.
What is parasitism?
100
A bear is an example of this type of consumer.
What is an omnivoire?
100
I am what primarily define terrestrial ecosystems.
What are plant communities?
100
Humans driving their cars around emits this kind of gas that contributes to climate change.
What is carbon?
200
These are two ways that Nitrogen can become 'fixed' from the atmosphere into soils.
What is bacteria and lightning?
200
A lichen is an example of two organisms that demonstrate this relationship.
What is mutualistic?
200
This is the rule that describes energy loss at each trophic level.
What is the rule of 10s?
200
I am what attributes to the biological make-up of an aquatic ecosystem.
What is abiotic factors?
200
I am a methane molecule. In agriculture, I am a big contributor to climate change due to this.
What is cow farts?
300
It is in this form of nitrogen that plants can use me for uptake.
What is nitrate?
300
I am considering a non-living part of the environment.
What is an abiotic factor?
300
Assume there are 4 trophic levels in a particular ecosystem. At the producer level, there is 1800 kCal/m3 or energy. How much energy would be available at the 4th trophic level?
What is 1.8 kCal/m3?
300
All organisms have an upper and lower level when it comes to certain abiotic factors. What am I called?
What is a range of tolerance?
300
When mining for one of these two elements to make either detergents or fertilizers, the run off can effect lakes or rivers resulting in a process called Eutrophication.
What is phosphorus and nitrogen?
400
I am the only cycle that doesn't have a place in the atmosphere.
What is the phosphorus cycle?
400
I am part of the consumer group, but I help to cycle every trophic level in an ecosystem.
What is a decomposer?
400
I am what defines the difference between an ecosystem and a community.
What is the presence of abiotic factors?
400
In this stage of succession, there is no soil and all that exists is rock and possibly lichens.
What is primary succession?
400
Blue baby syndrome is a result of this element getting into rivers or streams.
What is nitrate?
500
Biogeochemical cycles are responsible for recycling and reusing this?
What is matter?
500
I describe competition within a population. For example, when the same fish in a population compete for a mate.
What is intraspecific competition?
500
My beak is large, which can crack big nuts in half. Other birds in my community have smaller, longer beaks that can reach insects deep in a tree. This is an example of what within my community?
What is a niche in a habitat?
500
I am what attributes the amount of sunlight an area of the world gets, the presence of seasons, and ultimately shapes different terrestrial biomes of the world.
What is latitude?
500
By cutting down rainforests, humans release this kind of molecule that traps heat and contributes to the process of climate change.