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19 Cards in this Set
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What makes an ecosystem? |
A mix of abiotics and bionic factors define geographic area |
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Photosynthesis |
Sun - makes glucose through plants fuel by carbon dioxide and water |
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Respiration |
Take glucose and oxygen chance into energy by product of water and carbon dioxide |
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Trophic levels |
The levels of energy consumptions |
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Food chain |
Linear representation doesn't explain the complexity of the system |
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Food web |
Breaking down all the possible energy way |
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What do the scavenger |
Break down and eat dead animals |
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What do detritivores do? |
Break down waste and consume |
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What do decomposer do? |
Break down own dead things through bacteria and fungus |
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Productivity |
Amount of solar radiation converted into sugars = amount of Photosynthesis |
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Gross primary productivity |
Total amount of Photosynthesis accomplished |
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Respiration |
Energy used for plant growth and maintenence |
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Net primary productivity |
Biomass weight gain overtime |
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Climate |
Long term weather condition |
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Weather |
Short time- at the moment |
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Properties of air |
Density Water vapor capacity Adiabatic heating or cooling Latent heat release |
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Upwelling |
Begins nutrients from the bottom up to the top |
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Thermohaline circulation |
Mixing of the deep nutrients rich water with the oxygen rich surface water |
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Heat transport |
Ocean currents can bring large amount of heat energy to cooler regions |
