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37 Cards in this Set
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what is all land classified as |
lithosphere |
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what is all water classified as |
hydrosphere |
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what is all gas classified as |
atmosphere |
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what is all life classified as |
biosphere |
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what is the 1st law of thermo dynamics |
energy cannot be created or destroyed only transferred |
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what is the 2nd law of thermodynamics |
as energy travels through levels some of it is lost through entropy |
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what us useful energy |
free energy |
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what us waste energy |
entropy |
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what system is matter |
closed |
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what system is energy |
open |
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what is the primary source of energy |
sun |
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what is the pyramid of number |
a pyramid showing the levels in the foot chain |
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define tropic levels |
levels of the ecosystem which energy is transferred between |
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what are the tropic levels |
4' consumers 3' consumers teritary 2' consumers secondary 1'consumer primary producers |
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who is in each level |
omnivores carnivores herbivores producers |
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what can be measured in the tropic level |
energy |
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how much energy is lost as moving up in the tropic levels |
10% |
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how many tropic levels can be sustained |
5 |
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define albedo |
the amount of energy reflected |
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what is the formula for cellular respiration |
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP |
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whats the formula for photosynthesis |
6CO2 + 6H20 +light -> C6H12O6 +6O2 |
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define producers |
first tropic level and create energy for all other organisms creating oxygen and sugar |
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define consumer |
eats the energy that is produced by the producers |
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define herbivore |
only eats plants |
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define omnivore |
eats plants and meat |
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carnivore |
eats meat |
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define food web |
model used to represent the transfer of food and energy throughout a for chain |
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define food chain |
model used to show the transfer of energy and food from producers to consumers
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define biomagnification |
increased concentration of chemicals in animals as you move up the trophic levels due to increased consumption of food |
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whats the difference between food web and food chain |
food web is a irregular pattern |
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what is a heterotrophs |
eat other organisms |
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what is a autotroph |
producers |
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what are the two types of autotrophs |
chemtrophs and phototrophs |
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what are chemetrophs and phototrophs |
chemetrophs are inorganic, sulphur and phototrophs are solar and organic |
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define monoculture |
when there is only one species |
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define abiotic |
no biological, sun |
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define biotic |
genetic, like pretor prey |
