Lesson 4.2 Flashcards
Provides the force to hold matter together, tear it apart, & move from one place to another.
energy
energy in moving objects
Kinetic energy
stored energy; latent & ready for use.
Potential energy
energy stored in food or carbon compounds
Chemical energy
intense, concentrated, & high in temperature
High quality
diffused, dispersed, low in temperature
Low quality
use chemicals like sulfur to create organic food compounds.
Chemosynthesis
use radiation energy from sun to create organic food compounds.
Photosynthesis
use ATP to breakdown glucose to store energy in chemical bonds of more ATP
Cellular respiration
simple pattern of food-energy transfer in an ecosystem
. Food chains
more complex- show all feeding relationships in ecosystem
Food Webs
top carnivores or omnivores
Tertiary consumers
carnivores
Secondary Consumers
herbivores
Primary Consumers
plants
Primary Producers
eat dead carcasses with mouth
Ex: vulture, crow
Scavengers
eat leaf litter, dung, debris
Ex: ants, beetles
Detritivores
absorb nutrients from dead or dung thru cell wall
Decomposers
energy is conserved, neither created nor destroyed
1st law of thermodynamics
entropy (disorder) increases in all natural systems; less energy is available to do work; it has not been destroyed, only dissipated.
2nd law of thermodynamics
shows mass of available nutrients at each level
Pyramid of Biomass
shows actual numbers of organisms at each level
Pyramid of Numbers
the continuous flow of elements and compounds between organisms and the earth
biogeochemical cycles
applies the principle of the Law of Conservation of Matter
Matter is neither created nor destroyed
Biogeochemical Cycle