Midterm: Exam Bank Study Flashcards
(35 cards)
An abiotic factor:
Is recycled to the biotic world.
Energy from the sun warms the atmosphere by:
Heating the surface of the earth first then the atmosphere.
Increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is responsible for:
Global warming
The decomposed level is mainly responsible for converting:
Biotic matter to abiotic matter (breaking down organic matter into its parts)
The origin of all energy for a food web is?
Sunlight
Acid rain is a widespread because of
Wind and river flow
The usable form of nitrogen By plants is
Nitrates
Speciation can eventually occur via:
Isolation
Hormones such as pig insulin can be extracted and used successfully to treat human diabetes, this fact illustrates:
Biochemical similarities
The most general category associated with biological classification is
Kingdom
Ways to reduce acid deposition
Decreased automobile use
Increased use of solar energy
Less industrial emissions
The nitrogen cycle is important in its role in producing useable nitrogen for the formation of ____,____,____
Nucleus acids
Proteins
Vitamins
Phosphates are released from the action of
Erosion
Most of the carbon dioxide in oceans is found in
Ocean sediments
Within an ecosystem phosphates are stored in:
Rocks/fossils
Biological energy is lost as
Heat
Littoral zone
Near the shore with organisms and stuff
Organisms in the kingdom fungi would be considered
Heterotrophs
Variation can occur as a result of
Inherited and acquired traits
An example of an ecosystem would be
A collection of water which contains photosynthesizing plants necessary for sustaining a trout population
A dichotomous key allows you to identify organisms based on
Structure
Recycling of carbon dioxide by returning it to the atmosphere is essential because it is used in what process?
Photosynthesis
Best description of a biogeochemical cycle is the flow of matter between:
The earth, atmosphere and biotic world
Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are responsible for
Disrupting the balance of gas responsible for blocking forms of UV light