Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

GE-ELEC > Lesson 4 How They Work > Flashcards

Lesson 4 How They Work Flashcards

1
Q

Provides the force to hold matter together, tear it apart, & move from one place to another.

A

energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

energy in moving objects

A

Kinetic energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

stored energy; latent & ready for use.

A

Potential energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

energy stored in food or carbon compounds

A

Chemical energy

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

intense, concentrated, & high in temperature

A

High quality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

diffused, dispersed, low in temperature

A

Low quality

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

use chemicals like sulfur to create organic food compounds.

A

Chemosynthesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

use radiation energy from sun to create organic food compounds.

A

Photosynthesis

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

use ATP to breakdown glucose to store energy in chemical bonds of more ATP

A

Cellular respiration

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

simple pattern of food-energy transfer in an ecosystem

A

. Food chains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

more complex- show all feeding relationships in ecosystem

A

Food Webs

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

top carnivores or omnivores

A

Tertiary consumers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

carnivores

A

Secondary Consumers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

herbivores

A

Primary Consumers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

plants

A

Primary Producers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

eat dead carcasses with mouth
Ex: vulture, crow

A

Scavengers

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

eat leaf litter, dung, debris
Ex: ants, beetles

A

Detritivores

18
Q

absorb nutrients from dead or dung thru cell wall

A

Decomposers

19
Q

energy is conserved, neither created nor destroyed

A

1st law of thermodynamics

20
Q

entropy (disorder) increases in all natural systems; less energy is available to do work; it has not been destroyed, only dissipated.

A

2nd law of thermodynamics

21
Q

shows mass of available nutrients at each level

A

Pyramid of Biomass

22
Q

shows actual numbers of organisms at each level

A

Pyramid of Numbers

23
Q

the continuous flow of elements and compounds between organisms and the earth

A

biogeochemical cycles

24
Q

applies the principle of the Law of Conservation of Matter
Matter is neither created nor destroyed

A

Biogeochemical Cycle

25
Q

Types of Biogeochemical Cycles

A
  1. Gaseous Cycles
  2. Sedimentary Cycles
26
Q

Essential for PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Part of LIFE’s BIOMOLECULES
Part of FOSSIL FUELS
Major cause of GLOBAL WARMING

A

Carbon

27
Q

MOST ABUNDANT GAS in the atmosphere
Converted into several form with the aid of different bacteria while in the cycle.

A

Nitrogen (N2)

28
Q

is the first step in the process of making nitrogen usable by plants

A

Fixation

29
Q

with the aid of lightning

A

Atmospheric fixation

30
Q

due to extremely high temperature

A

Industrial fixation

31
Q

with the aid of bacteria

A

Biological fixation

32
Q

This is the process by which ammonium changed into nitrates by bacteria.
Nitrates are what the plants can then absorb.

A

Nitrification

33
Q

This is how plants get nitrogen.
They absorb nitrates from the soil into their roots. Then the nitrogen gets used in amino acids, nucleic acids, and chlorophyll.

A

Assimilation

34
Q

This is part of the decaying process.
When a plant or animal dies, decomposers like fungi and bacteria turn the nitrogen back into ammonium

A

Ammonification

35
Q

Extra nitrogen in the soil gets put back out into the air.

A

Denitrification

36
Q

Component of DNA, RNA, ATP, proteins and enzymes.
Source: ROCK
Released into the cycle through MINING and WEATHERING

A

Phosphorus

37
Q

enters the atmosphere as hydrogen sulfide (H2S) during
fossil fuel
combustion
volcanic eruptions
decomposition.

A

Sulfur

38
Q

2nd abundant gas in the atmosphere

WASTE product of PHOTOSYNTHESIS

Essential for ENERGY PRODUCTION.

A

Oxygen Cycle

39
Q

also known as the hydrologic cycle, describes the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.

A

Water Cycle

40
Q

Processes involved in the Water Cycle

A

Evaporation ->
Condensation ->
Precipitation ->
Infiltration ->
Run-off ->
Sublimation ->
Transpiration ->
Snow melt ->

GE-ELEC (6 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions