Ecology Chapter 2/ biochemical, cycles/ hydrogen cycle

Question 1

First law of thermodynamics

Answer 1

Energy cannot be created or destroyed, but can be transformed from one form to another

Question 2

Second law of thermodynamics

Answer 2

During energy transfer, some energy is converted into a useable form called thermal energy

Question 3

The suns energy

Answer 3

1. Almost all energy is from the sun

Question 4

Albedo

Answer 4

The amount of energy reflected by cloud, water, and land 

Question 5

Trophic levels

Answer 5

Levels and ecosystems, which energy and matter are exchanged

Question 6

First trophic level

Answer 6

(Producers )
Has all the chemical energy to fill otHer trophic levels

Question 7

Other trophic levels

Answer 7

Called consumers or heterotrophs

Question 8

Decomposers

Answer 8

Can feed at any trophic level

Question 9

Food webs

Answer 9

Multiple feeding relationships in an ecosystem and multiple food chains in one diagram

Question 10

Reactants and products of photosynthesis

Answer 10

(Reactants) solar energy, water, carbon dioxide —> glucose (sugar) and oxygen

Question 11

Reactants and products of cellular respiration

Answer 11

(Reactants) sugar and oxygen —-> KINETIC and HEAT energy

Question 12

Chemosynthesis

Answer 12

When non-photo synthetic organisms convert in organic chemicals to organic compounds without solar energy

Question 13

How many trophic levels or food chains limited to

Answer 13

5

Question 14

What is biochemical cycling

Answer 14

Cycling of nutrients from the environment to organisms and back to the environment

Question 15

Organic matter

Answer 15

Compounds with carbon and hydrogen atoms

Question 16

Decay

Answer 16

Decomposition of nonliving things which makes organic matter available for other living things

Question 17

Hydrological cycle

Answer 17

Movement of water through the biosphere

Question 18

Water

Answer 18

Universal solvent ,and organisms depend on water to transport nutrients to cells

Question 19

Cohesion

Answer 19

Attraction between the same two particles ex. Two water particles 

Question 20

Adhesion

Answer 20

The attraction between two different particles ex. 1 water and 1 glass particle 

Question 21

What is the biggest reservoir?

Answer 21

Ocean

Question 22

Where is ground water?

Answer 22

In earths crust

Question 23

Evaporation

Answer 23

Liquid to vapour

Question 24

Condensation

Answer 24

Water vapour to liquid

Question 25

Transpiration

Answer 25

Water vapour loss in plants (Cooling when it’s hot)

Question 26

Precipitation

Answer 26

Rain, snow sleet, hail falling to the ground 

Question 27

Runoff

Answer 27

More water than land can absorb (creeks streams ponds)

Question 28

Percolation

Answer 28

Water flows horizontally through the soil and rocks because of gravity

Question 29

Sublimation

Answer 29

The state change from solid water to water vapour

Question 30

What is the hydrological cycle powered by?

Answer 30

Solar energy and gravity

Question 31

Solar energy causes what

Answer 31

Causes the evaporation from soil, Plant, oceans, lakes, streams

Question 32

What does gravity do?

Answer 32

Pulls it down as rain or snow

Question 33

Fresh sources

Answer 33

Groundwater and surface water

Question 34

Water table

Answer 34

Upper surface of ground water
More rain = higher water table 

Question 35

Acid deposition

Answer 35

Acid water getting evaporated = acid rain 

Question 36

Water as a solvent

Answer 36

Dissolves, nutrients;nitrates and phosphates
CYCLES CO2 and O2 also in water
Essential for photosynthesis and cellular respiration