Unit 15 Review Flashcards
(26 cards)
A tertiary consumer must use all of the energy in 1 kg of food. How many kg of secondary consumers dose the tertiary consumer need to eat
10kg
How much energy is lost between the tropic levels
90%
Starting in the ocean what happens to water to make it be ground water
Evaporation, condensation, prespiration, percolation
Starting in the ocean what happens to water to make it end up back in the atmosphere after being in a plant
Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, percolation, transpiration
What removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere
Photosynthesis, carbon dioxide dissolving in water
What adds carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Cellular respiration, burning fossil fuels, decomposition
What converts nitrogen
Bacteria, lightning, burning fossil fuels
Were dose phosphorus originate and what cycle helps to move it around
In rocks, the water cycle
How do farmers affect the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles
Through fertilizers
Which area would get more rain, an area with high humidity or low humidity
High humidity
In which general direction do the trade winds originate and blow
East to West
Which way do the westerlies move
West to East
What are the 3 particles that make up a loam
Sand, silt, clay
What are the 3 components of biodiversity conversion
Natural resources, benefits, and drivers of change
What are the 5 drivers of change
Exploitation, pollution, habitat loss, extinction, introduction of invasive species
What is coral bleaching
When coral loses its algae
What are some spices that are extinct because of exploitation
The dodo bird and the passenger pigeon
What is an example of an invasive species
Kudzu, zebra muscles, rabbits
What are the 5 types of renewable energy
Solar, wind, hydropower, geothermal, and bioenergy
What are the problems with solar power
The solar panels are make of selenium, they wear out, they take up space
What is the problem with wind energy
They take up a lot of space and kill birds
What is the problem with hydropower
Is harmful to fish and other organisms from that habitat, it alters local habitats, and it will not work if there is a drought
Why is the earth warmer now
Because the weather works in cycles
What was the little ice age
A time when the earth was unusually cold
