Primary Productivity
What are the two most important factors in Primary Productivity?
Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis
What is the main purpose of a Food Web?
To describe the feeding relationship among species in a community.
What are the three productivity in the oceans?
Polar, Tropical, Temperate.
Define Primary Productivity.
The Production of organic matter from inorganic substances through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
Define Phytoplankton.
Plankton consisting of microscopic plants.
Which seasons out of the year have a high or very high sunrise in temperate oceans.
Spring and Summer
What is Photosynthesis used for in Productivity?
Used of light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into energy rich glucose molecules.
What advantage do organisms in a food web have over those in a food web have over those in a food chain?
It gives a complete overview of how nutrients cycle through the ecosystem.
What is the purpose of the sun rising high enough in May?
So that sunlight penetrates deep into the water.
How does the Chemosythesis play a part in Productivity?
It's the process by which certain microorganisms create organic molecules from inorganic nutrients using chemical energy.
What is the transfer of energy level in Transfer Efficiency?
Very Ineddicent.
Define thermocline.
A barrier that cuts off the supply of nutrients from deeper waters below.
Why does Oceanic Productivity vary dramatically?
Because of the uneven distribution of nutrients throughout the photosynthesis zone and the availability of solar energy due to season changes.
What are the main oceanic producers?
Marine algae, plants, bacteria, and bacteria like organisms.
What is Zooplankton?
Plankton consisting of small animals and the immature stages of larger animals.