Ashes to ashes
I remove Carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give you Oxygen
Plants, Producers
I have no shape, but will take the shape of my container
Water
What is the nitrogen cycle?
Cycling of nitrogen throughout the abiotic and biotic factors of the ecosystem
Besides water, I am a by product of photosynthesis
Glucose
Apex predators have no natural
Predators
We break down the unalived in order to put carbon back into the soil and atmosphere
Decomposers
I expand as I change phase into freezing
Water
How does human activity affect the cycle?
Artificial fertilizers add massive amounts of ammonia to the soil, disrupting the natural balance.
I am a small organelle where photosynthesis takes place
Chloroplast
A terrestrial ecosystem is
on the land
What do humans do that has the biggest impact on green house gasses?
Burn fossil Fuels
Where is the largest supply of fresh water found?
Ground water
What is the role of Decomposition?
Releases nitrogen back into the soil.
Muscle cells can perform fermentation as a means of respiration when they use ________ for respiration instead of oxygen
Glucose
what would happen if consumers outnumbered producers?
The consumers would starve/compete for resources
Deforestation means to
Cut down the trees and bushes of the forest
What provides energy for the water cycle
The sun
How do animals get nitrogen?
By eating plants and other animals
A by product of Anaerobic respiration is the build up of
Lactic Acid
What is the ultimate source of energy for an ecosystem?
The sun
What are the major carbon reserves?
Sedimentary rocks and Ocean sediments
Precipitation is also called?
Rain or Snow
Why is nitrogen essential?
It is required to make proteins and DNA
The main function of glucose is to
Provide energy to the body's cells and brain
What do the arrows in a food web represent?
The direction of energy flow, from the organism being eaten to the organism that eats it.
the 2 main biotic processes of the carbon cycle
Photosynthesis and cellular respiration
Water evaporates from the leaves of plants and moves into the air
Transpiration
How much of the atmosphere is Nitrogen gas?
1/4; 1/3; 1/2; 2/3; or 3/4
3/4
Excess movement that causes muscle cells to use glucose instead of oxygen is called
Anaerobic
what are the primary consumers
Herbivores
What 2 processes add carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide
Cellular respiration and Combustion (burning fossil fuels)
To soak or fill to the point where no more can be absorbed
Saturation
What are some ways Nitrogen can enter our water?
Rain (precipitation), Runoff, and/or surface water
Making a great pizza dough requires the use of tiny organisms that help ferment the dough. These organisms are called?
Yeast.
What role does fungi and bacteria play
Decomposers