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CARBON CYCLE
NITROGEN CYCLE
INFLUENCE ON CLIMATE
RECYCLING IN THE ECOSYSTEM & ENERGY FLOW
ECOLOGICAL PYRAMID
100
Plants
Through what organism is photosynthesis carried out?
100
Turning N2 into a gas
What is a result of denitrifying gases?
100
Volcano active, Mountain building, and Continental drift
What are the natural environmental processes (@ least 3) ?
100
Break down organic matter
What does decomposers do?
100
Apex Predator
What is at the highest point of the pyramid?
200
Cellular Respiration and Combustion
What are ways that carbon can enter the atmosphere?
200
A chemical element and an odorless gas
What is Nitrogen?
200
Atmospheric and Surface
What are the 2 reflectivity sources that effect Earth's climate?
200
Food Chain and Food Web
What are the 2 main sources of energy flow?
200
Producers
What is the lowest layer of the pyramid?
300
Photosynthesis
Through what process is CO2 released into the atmosphere?
300
Nitrogen converts and circulates
What happens in the nitrogen cycle?
300
Trap heat in the atmosphere
What does the greenhouse effect do?
300
It returns to the soil
What happens after matter is broken down?
300
Carnivores (Sea stars, Whale Shark, Most Fish)
What factor is in the middle of the pyramid? (Provide 1 example)
400
Bacteria, Microorganisms, and Insects
Through what organisms are wastes or dead organisms broken down (3 organisms)?
400
Nitrates in the soil
What is the only type of nitrogen that non-legume plants can intake?
400
Ocean, Atmosphere, and Land Factors
What are 3 things that influence earth's climate?
400
Flow of energy from producer to consumer
What does the food chain show?
400
Herbivore (Zooplankton, Snails, Urchin)
What is the organism above producers in the pyramid (Provide 1 example)?
500
Less carbon will be found in the atmosphere
What is the result of decomposition not existing?
500
Through fixing bacteria and lighting
Through what way can Nitrogen gases be taken from the atmosphere?
500
Solar Output, Earth-Sun Geometry, and Interstellar Dust
What are the 3 extraterrestrial factors that influence the climate?
500
Food chains entwined together
What is a food web?
500
Rays, Octopi, and Some Sharks
Provide 2 examples of secondary carnivores.