Ecological Pyramids, hydrologic cycle, carbon-oxygen cycle

Question 1

Pyramid of numbers show…

Answer 1

the number of organisms that occupy each trophic level

Question 2

Pyramid of Biomass shows…

Answer 2

the dry mass of living organisms in each trophic level of an ecosystem

Question 3

Pyramid of energy shows…

Answer 3

Shows the amount of energy found in each trophic level

Question 4

Cons of Pyramid of Numbers

Answer 4

• Can get an inverted pyramid if a large number of consumers feed on a single producer
• Does not depict an accurate amount of energy in each trophic level

Question 5

Pros of Pyramid of Numbers

Answer 5

least invasive and least expensive to create

Question 6

Biomass is..

Answer 6

the dry mass of an organism.

Question 7

Pros of Pyramid of Biomass

Answer 7

more accurate than a pyramid of numbers

Question 8

Cons of Pyramid of biomass

Answer 8

• expensive to create due to drying process
• have to kill animal

Question 9

Pros of Pyramid of energy

Answer 9

greatest accuracy

Question 10

Cons of Pyramid of energy

Answer 10

• the amount of energy must be determined using a calorimeter (time consuming, expensive, and ecosystem destruction)
• Have to kill organism

Question 11

Biogeochemical cycles show…

Answer 11

pathways that matter is able to move through the biosphere to be recycled.

Question 12

evapotranspiration is

Answer 12

evaporation through plants

Question 13

a polar molecule is

Answer 13

uneven distribution of charge across their geometry resulting in one side being positive and the other side negative.

Question 14

percolation is

Answer 14

​the process of a liquid, gas, etc. moving gradually through a surface that has very small holes or spaces in it.

Question 15

leaching is

Answer 15

the loss or extraction of certain materials from a carrier into a liquid

Question 16

acid deposition is

Answer 16

form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms