Car-car-car-carbon! (Cycle)
in this process, dissolved carbon dioxide enters the oceans
Ocean uptake
This process occurs when the water vapor cools and transforms back into liquid form, forming droplets on tiny particles in the air.
Condensation
Earth's atmosphere is made up of about ___% of nitrogen gas.
78%
Change in a biotic community over time is known as...
Succession
the ability of the biosphere to maintain its balance indefinitely, keeping life forms in check
Sustainability
The process in which carbon dioxide is transformed into organic matter (by plants) is known as...
Photosynthesis.
The process of liquid water being transformed into vapor to ascend into the atmosphere is known as...
Evaporation
The process of turning ammonia (NH3) into ammonium (NH4+) is known as...
Ammonification
Succession that begins with a BARREN, empty landscape is known as _________________ succession.
Primary
A factor that keeps the growth of a population from exceeding a certain number is known as
Limiting Factor
the process where carbon from decaying organic matter is returned to the soil
Decomposition
During the process of _____________, water goes through the soil, where it is absorbed by plants' roots.
Infiltration
The process of turning nitrates back into atmospheric nitrogen is known as...
Denitrification
Succession that takes place in an ecosystem after a disruption, but soil is still existent in the environment, is known as ________________ succession.
Secondary
The maximum number in a population that an area can sustain is known as...
Carrying capacity
Bacteria, plants, and animals take in oxygen and expel carbon dioxide (CO2) through this process.
Cellular respiration
The process by which plants release water vapor into the atmosphere through their leaves. This water vapor adds to the moisture in the air and contributes to the formation of clouds.
Transpiration
Two ways that atmospheric nitrogen can be transformed into usable ammonia include:
(You only need to give me one for points, but bonus if you get both.)
Nitrogen fixing bacteria and lightning
Plants and animals that are the first to return or migrate to an area are known as...
Pioneer Species
(NO BONUS Q) Write as many greenhouse gases as you can recall (+400 pts per correct answer; -400 pts per incorrect answer)
Describe the journey of carbon from fossil fuels into plants.
Fossil fuels are used in combustion, sending the carbon into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide. Plants absorb that carbon dioxide through the process of photosynthesis.
The process that occurs when water moves through the sediments and permeable rock layers, eventually reaching the groundwater reservoirs
This process occurs when plants take in these nitrogen compounds from the soil through their roots.
Assimilation
Climax species
Keystone species