Ecology Flashcards
1
Q
Which materials are continually recycled?
A
Carbon and water.
2
Q
Radiation from the sun is the…
A
source of energy for most communities of living organisms.
3
Q
Plants and algae transfer about…
A
1 percent of the incident energy from light for photosynthesis.
4
Q
The energy is stored in the…
A
substances that make up the cells of the plants.
5
Q
Only approximately…
A
10 percent of the biomass from each trophic level is transferred to the level above.
6
Q
Why is only small amount transfer to the next tropic level?
A
- material and energy are always lost in the organisms(waste material)
- the energy released by respiration is lost to the surroundings.
