Basic factors of an ecosystem
What is a triple bond?
A triple bond is what holds nitrogen bonds together.
What are the parameters of the the Dysphotic Zone?
The Mid-pelagic Zone, extending from the bottom of the Photic zone.
What is a point source of pollution?
A single, identifiable localized source of pollution
What is the Emergent layer?
The highest layer of the rain forest.
What consumes chemical compounds within cells of dead organisms and gains nutrients and energy?
Decomposers
What is abiotic matter?
Somthing that was never alive, and incudes water, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon
What are the parameters of the Intertidal Zone?
High tide line to Low tide line.
What is a non point source of pollution?
Pollution from a difficult source to trace.
What is the Canopy?
The second layer of the rain forest.
What is the ability of two species to occupy the same habitat, but having different niches called?
Coexistence
What is biotic matter?
Matter that makes up living and dead organisms
What are some unique characteristics of the Neritic Zone?
Home to the greatest amount of living organisms.
Receives lots of sediment and nutrients washed out by the sea.
Who uses septic systems?
Rural Homes
Which layer has the most percentage of life?
The canopy with 90% of life.
What gains energy by eating the chemically compounds produced and stored by producers?
Consumers
What is a Niche?
A role or position each species has within an ecosystem.
Where do Plankton, Benthos, Whales, Dolphin, Mantee live?
The Open Ocean Zone.
What is added to help prevent tooth decay
Fluoride
What is the lowest level or the rain forest called?
Understory
What uses energy from the sun to make chemical compounds that are to be used for nutrients?
Producers
What is a legume and its purpose?
A type of plant that support colonies of nitrogen-fixing bacteria in nodules.
Where do Octopus, Squid, and Hatchet Fish live?
The Dysphotic Zone
What happens when massive quantities of nitrogen rich sewage and fertilizer pour into body of water?
Algal Bloom
What is on the Forest Floor?
Decomposers and very few green plants
What is it called when no two species can coexist if they occupy the same niche?
Competitive Exclusion Principle.