Ecosystem
Very hot and dry biome with barely any rain per year, over 100 degrees in a day, and mainly shrubs with little vegetation.
Desert
This occurs when the sun heats up water from Earth.
Evaporation
Secondary successions are usually...
Natural disasters/Human Intervention
Takes energy from the sun to create nutrients.
Primary Producers
What makes vehicles that run on fossil fuels harmful for the environment?
Greenhouse Gases in the air (CO2)
These plants or animals have major positive impacts on their environment.
Keystone species
The nitrogen cycle is vital because..
Nitrogen plays a major role in the growth of plants.
Name 2 greenhouse gases.
Carbon Dioxide, Methane, Nitrous, water vapor, etc.
Feeds on all types of consumers, especially secondary consumers.
tertiary consumer
A form of energy commonly used and known for having zero emissions is..
Electricity
The total amount of organisms in an area.
Biomass
How do animals contribute to the carbon cycle?
Cellular respiration & Death (Decomposition)
A volcano erupts and covers everything around it in obsidian.
Primary succession
the type of plant that shows up FIRST after primary succession.
lichen/moss
The result of evaporated polluted water.
Acid Rain
A temperate biome with Bison, Gophers, Antelope, etc.
Temperate Grasslands
Energy in an isolated system can be transformed but not created or destroyed.
What promotes a stable ecosystem from plants and animals?
High Biodiversity
Destroys ecosystems and native species that harbor that land.
Invasive species
Two ways to mitigate heat islands in suburban areas.
Green roofs & More vegetation
What plays a major role in the temperature of an ecosystem?
Proximity to the equator.
When clouds form and drop rain on the Earth
Precipitation
Define ecological footprint.
The necessary amounts of necessities for an animal to survive.
if a producer creates 50,000 calories, this leaves how much for the tertiary consumer?
500 calories
This type of pollution occurs when you leave untreated waste near water.
Bacterial Pollution