Chapter 25

Question 1

reservoirs

Answer 1

places where carbon resides on Earth

Question 2

biomass

Answer 2

carbon contained in total mass os organisms

Question 3

flux

Answer 3

rate at which carbon moves from one reservoir to anotehr

Question 4

biomineralization

Answer 4

precipitation of minerals by organisms

Question 5

plate tectonics

Answer 5

movement of Earth’s outer layer

Question 6

greenhouse gas

Answer 6

allows incoming radiation to reach earth but traps heat that is reemitted

Question 7

primary producers

Answer 7

generating organic compounds that will provide food for other organisms in the local environment.

Question 8

consumers

Answer 8

they include all the animals in both pond and forest.

Question 9

decomposers

Answer 9

breaks down dead tissue

Question 10

food chain

Answer 10

The linear transfer of carbon from one organism to another

Question 11

food webs

Answer 11

define the interactions among organisms in ponds, forests, and many other habitats. Also traces the cycling of carbon through communities

Question 12

trophic pyramids

Answer 12

Diagrams showing the amount of energy available at each level to feed the next