Ecosystems
What is carrying capacity?
The maximum population size of a species an environment can sustainably support over time.
Autotrophs perform which life process that heterotrophs cannot?
Photosynthesis
What is another name for fats?
Lipids
What does -troph mean?
Eat.
Is glucose energy? Why or why not?
No, it is an energy storing molecule.
Name three limiting factors that impact carrying capacity.
-Water
-Food
-Competition
-Predators
-Space
-Disease
-Climate/weather
-Availability of mates
-Others at teacher discretion.
Which of the life processes converts glucose into energy?
Cellular respiration
What is the chemical formula for glucose?
C6H12O6
What ending in words lets you know it is a sugar?
-ose
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If a primary consumers receive 950 kcal from producers, how much energy would go to the secondary consumers?
95 kcal
What process causes muscles to get sore with exercise?
Anaerobic respiration/lactic acid fermentation.
What are the reactants for cellular respiration?
Oxygen and glucose
Words that end in -ase are usually...
Enzymes
We studied two types of anaerobic respiration, what molecules are their waste products?
-Alcohol for alcoholic fermentation.
-Lactic acid for lactic acid fermentation.
What trophic level are secondary consumers in?
Third trophic level.
Do plants have mitochondria? If so, what do they use them for?
Yes, for cellular respiration.
What elements are carbohydrates made of and in what ratio?
1C:2H:1O
What do you call the individual unit of a large molecule?
Monomer
Why are cellular and respiration considered complementary reactions?
The inputs/reactants of one are the outputs/products of the other.
What is the difference between primary and secondary succession?
Primary succession starts with uninhabited land. Very slow.
Secondary succession starts with previously inhabited land after a disturbance like a natural disaster. Much faster.
What distinguishes autotroph cells from heterotroph cells?
Chloroplasts.
What elements are proteins made of?
Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Carbon
What is the name for an individual unit of sugar?
Monosaccharide
What is the full name of the energy molecule?
Adenosine triphosphate.