Chapter 3 pt. 2 Flashcards

1
Q

the biotic and abiotic component of an ecosystem are related by the process of _______

A

energy

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2
Q

happens in a food web when things eat other

A

energy-flow

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3
Q

energy-flow is ____-way

A

one

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4
Q

material flow is _______

A

matter

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5
Q

material flow happens in a ______

A

cycle

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6
Q

material flow is ____________

A

multidirectional

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7
Q

Organisms use _______ to transform and organize ________

A

energy

matter

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8
Q

the ability or capacity to do work

A

energy

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9
Q

What are the different forms in which energy is formed?

A
  1. Chemical
  2. Thermal
  3. Mechanical
  4. Nuclear
  5. Electrical
  6. Radiant/Solar
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10
Q

How is energy stored chemically?

A

As bonds

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11
Q

How is energy stored thermally?

A

As heat

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12
Q

How is energy stored mechanically?

A

As motion

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13
Q

How is energy stored nuclearly?

A

In atomic nuclei

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14
Q

How is energy stored electrically?

A

As charged particles

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15
Q

How is energy stored radiantly/solarly?

A

From the sun (includes light, UV, and IR radiation)

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16
Q

Energy exists as what two forms of energy?

A
  1. Potential Energy

2. Kinetic Energy

17
Q

Living organisms all require ______ to survive

A

energy

18
Q

The _____ is source of most energy on Earth (radiation, also called solar)

A

sun

19
Q

Radiant energy is used by __________ (i.e. plants) to synthesize sugars

A

producers

20
Q

Plants perform ___________ to gain food.

A

photosynthesis

21
Q

A biological process by which energy from the sun (radiant energy) is used to transform CO2 into chemical energy of sugar molecules

A

photosynthesis

22
Q

Photosynthesis uses ________ _________ and _______

A

carbon dioxide

water

23
Q

Photosynthesis makes ________ (organic molecules) and ________

A

sugars

oxygen

24
Q

Energy flows in one direction through an __________

A

ecosystem

25
Q

______ flows in one direction through an ecosystem

A

Energy

26
Q

the process where the chemical energy captured in photosynthesis is released within cells of all living things to get energy

A

cellular respiration

27
Q

Every living creature on Earth uses _________ ___________

A

cellular respiration

28
Q

cellular respiration uses ________ and ________ ___________ (such as sugars)

A

oxygen

organic molecules

29
Q

cellular respiration makes _________ _________, _______, and _______

A

carbon dioxide
water
energy

30
Q

This energy (resulting from cellular respiration), ____, is then used for biological work

A

ATP

31
Q

oxygen+ _______= carbon dioxide+ _______+ energy

A

sugar

water

32
Q

_______+ sugar= ______ ________+ water+ _______

A

oxygen
carbon dioxide
energy

33
Q

the cells of plants and animals get energy from _____

A

food

34
Q

cells are like a _____ version of gas burning in your car to make it go

A

small