Movement of Energy
Describe the difference between weather and climate.
Climate is the average weather that occurs in a given region over a long period of time, while weather is short term conditions
These are organisms that obtain their energy from consuming other organisms.
Consumers or heterotrophs
This is defined as the movement of matter in the biosphere that involves biological, chemical, and geological processes
Biogeochemical processes
Define disturbances.
An event caused by physical, chemical, or biological agents resulting in population size or community composition
This is the region of the planet where life resides.
Biosphere
These are consumers that eat producers
Herbivores
This is a process where leaves release water into the atmosphere
Transpiration
Describe the difference between resistance and resilience
Resistance is the ability to withstand change, while resilience is the ability to recover after change
What are the two major ways energy is moved through an ecosystem?
Photosynthesis and Respiration
These are consumers that eat other consumers
Carnivores
This is a process that is described as water moving down into the soil
Percolation
This is the study and implementation of restoring damaged ecosystems.
Restoration Ecology
This is a type of respiration that happens when oxygen is not present.
Anaerobic Respiration
Carnivores that eat primary consumers are called this.
Secondary consumers
This is the process in the nitrogen cycle where producers incorporate elements into their tissues
Assimilation
Define a watershed.
All land in a given landscape that drains into a particular stream, river, lake, or wetland
How much energy is transferred back and forth between trophic levels in an ecosystem?
About 10%
This is the definition of the Greek word trophe
Nourishment
This is the process of the nitrogen cycle where nitrate is converted into nitrous oxide and eventually nitrogen gas, which is released into the atmosphere
Denitrification
Describe the intermediate disturbance hypothesis.
Hypothesis that says that ecosystems experiencing intermediate levels of disturbance are more diverse than ecosystems with high or low disturbance levels