Climate/Weather
What is precipitation
any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth
What are the three largest biomes?
deserts, grasslands, and forests
What are limiting factors?
anything that constrains a population's size and slows or stops it from growing
What does photosynthesis produce?
sugar and oxygen
How long does cellular respiration take?
In milliseconds.
What is condensation
the process where water vapor becomes liquid
How many biomes are there?
11
What can cause a population to grow?
Births, immigration, space, etc
What happens in the first stage of photosynthesis?
The absorption of light by chlorophyll's.
What is the first step in cellular respiration?
Glycolysis, the first step of cellular respiration, occurs in the cytoplasm of your cells.
What is evaporation?
The process of turning liquid into vapor.
How do biomes affect the Earth?
determines the types of animals and plants we will interact with
What limits human population?
food, water, living space, and disease
What are the two main stages of photosynthesis?
light-dependent reactions and Calvin cycle
What is the second step in cellular respiration?
The Krebs Cycle
What is la Nina
the periodic cooling of ocean surface tempretures in the central and east-central equilateral pacific
Biodiversity is greatest in which biome?
Tropical forests
Why did China limit births?
Because the government thought the birth rate was too rapid.
What happens in the second stage of photosynthesis?
carbon atoms from are fixed (incorporated into organic molecules) and used to build three-carbon sugar
What is the third step in cellular respiration?
ETC
What is El Nino
Warm ocean water that develops in the central and east central equatorial Pacific.
The eastern portion of the United States is dominated by what biome?
Temperate Deciduous Forest
What is the estimated human population by 2050
9.7-10 billion
What is the photosynthesis equation?
6CO2+6H2O→C6H12O6+6O2
What is the cellular respiration equation?
C 6 H 12 O 6 + 6 O 2 --> 6 CO 2 + 6 H 2 O + ATP