Biosphere Flashcards
get this done in time!
What are the 3 layers of the Biosphere?
Lithosphere= Land Hydrosphere= Water Atmosphere= Air
In an Open system can energy and matter adjust?
yes to both
In an Closed system can energy and matter adjust?
just energy
In an Isolated system can energy and matter adjust?
No to both
What is an Autotroph?
Organisms that get their energy from sunlight
What is a Chemotroph?
Organisms that only require carbon dioxide and water and an energy source to make nutrients
What is Heterotroph?
An organism that derive their energy by consuming other organisms.
Carnivore
Omnivore
Herbivore
Decomposers get their energy from____________.
dead or decaying organisms
What is the 10% rule?
When going through a food chain or food web the energy released is 90% whereas the energy from the organism is only 10%
What are the first 2 laws of thermodynamics?
1) Energy cannot be created or destroyed only converted from one form to another
2) No energy conversion is 100% efficient, some energy is lost as heat
What is the Pyramid of numbers?
the number of organisms at each trophic level. Producer, primary, secondary, tertiary, etc…
What is the Pyramid of energy?
the energy stored by each trophic level
What is the Pyramid of biomass?
stored energy represented by biomass
Can phosphorous be a gas?
NO
Where specifically is Phosphorous carried?
Sedimentary ROCKS
