Round 2

Biomes

100

Biome with soil that is quickly depleted of nutrients

tropical rainforest

200

This biome has warm temperatures year round with alternating wet and long dry seasons. Plants have deep root systems, grasses and shrubs. Grazing animals 

savanna

300

Treeless arctic or alpine biome characterized by cold, harsh winters, a short growing season, and potential for frost any month of the year; vegetation includes low-growing perennial plants, mosses and lichens

tundra

400

Which biome is growing the fastest?

desert

(via desertification)

500

All 4 zones of lake

- littoral

- limnetic

- profundal

- benthic

Definitions

100

perimeter of lake, where most photosynthesis occurs

littoral zone

200

aquatic biome where ocean meets rocky shore

intertidal zone

300

The % of sunlight reflected off a surface

albedo

400

When energy is transferred, some is lost as unusable heat

Second Law of Thermodynamics

500

Ocean no light

aphotic zone

Biogeochemical Cycles

100

the cycle with distinct fast and slow stages

carbon cycle

200

Largest hydrologic cycle reservoir

Ocean

300

What converts nitrogen in atmosphere into ammonium

nitrifying bacteria (nitrogen fixing bacteria)

400

bacteria that release nitrogen back into atmosphere

denitrifying bacteria

500

This concept states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can be transferred 

first law of thermodynamics

Trophic Levels & Primary Productivity (+misc)

100

What limits the number of trophic levels in an ecological pyramid?

Decrease in energy due to 10% rule

200

The amount of energy lost through respiration by producers subtracted from the gross primary productivity of an ecosystem.

NPP

300

this accepts more than it releases

sink

400

NPP = 150,00

R = 50,000

GPP = ?

200,000

500

This organism is responsible for producing the most oxygen

phytoplankton

Mystery!

100

a crocodile with a little bird friend that cleans its teeth have what type of symbiotic relationship

mutualism

200

A tic and wolf have what symbiotic relationship

parasitism

300

Competition among members of the same species

Intraspecific competition

400

This is the aquatic biome with the most biodiversity

coral reefs

500

Ice melt releasing CO2 and increasing atmospheric temperatures is an example of a 

positive feedback loop