topic 9 - ecosystems (energy transfer) Flashcards
1
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biomass
A
mass of tissues in an organism
2
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biotic (factor)
A
factors caused by living organisms in an environment, such as competition or predation
3
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pyramid of biomass
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diagram showing the amount of biomass at different trophic levels of a food chain
4
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trophic level
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feeding level in a food chain, such as producer or primary consumer
5
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word equation for photosynthesis
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carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen
6
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balanced equation for photosynthesis
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6CO2 + 6H2O → C6H12O6 + 6O2
7
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calculation for efficiency of energy transfer
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energy transferred to biomass/total energy supplied to an organism