World As a "Sphere"
A Glacier
What is the hydrosphere?
These organisms are the basis of energy found in every food web.
What are producers?
These refers to the Earth's different systems vs. these refer to some of the Earth's recycling process
What are the 4 spheres vs. the 4 cycles of matter?
Using excess fertilizers has caused a large effect on these 2 cycles of matter.
What are the nitrogen and phosphorous cycles?
Protection from UV rays
What is the atmosphere?
If balance begins to shift in an ecosystem, these organisms are usually the first to die and can include amphibians or songbirds.
What is an indicator?
This refers to a resource which is threatening or stopping the growth of a population's size vs. a species which is threatening or stopping the growth of other population's sizes.
What is a limiting factor vs. invasive species?
If humans considered THIS concept, we may not have as many environmental or ethical problems caused by livestock industries and would focus more on plants.
What is the Rule of 10?
A steel beam
What is the litosphere?
These organisms are the backbone of specific ecosystems.
What is a keystone?
One is the nonliving factors in an ecosystem vs. those that are alive.
What is abiotic vs. biotic?
By creating THIS new innovative product in the 1950s, we ended up creating items that are un-decomposable in our natural environment.
What is plastic?
Runoff
What is the hydrosphere?
These organisms tend to be considered weeds or pests and they can live in large range of environmental conditions
What is a generalist?
Organisms which sustain themselves off of direct energy from the sun vs. those who must consume the first type of organisms.
What is an autotroph vs. heterotroph
This industry is responsible for the bioaccumulation of DNA-altering byproducts in aquatic ecosystems.
What is pharmaceuticals?
UGG Boots
What is the biosphere?
These organisms consume small pieces of dead material but are not decomposers.
What are scavengers?
Process that produces carbon dioxide and water vs. the process that produces oxygen and glucose
What is cellular respiration vs. photosynthesis?
This abiotic factor has been MOST affected by human's increase of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
What is temperature?