Trophic and H2O Flashcards
Ability to do work
Energy
Allows plant to photosynthesize
Chlorophyll
1st law of Thermodynamics
E cannot be created nor destroyed
2nd Law of Thermodynamics
Energy is lost in form of heat in transferring
Level of nourishment
Trophic Struc
Two types of planktons
Zoo, phyto
Planktons are on the surface bc
They’re primary producers, and they have to catch sunlight
90% of energy during transfer goes to
Metabolic Process and Heat
Two types of decomposers
Fungi Bacteria
Lazy to do its work
Bacteria
Gets energy from non-living matter
Sapotrophs (bact and fungi)
The ____ the energy, the ____ cells in organism
Greater, greater
Feeds on food remnants
Detritivores
Detritivore vs sapotroph??
Detri ingests dead matter and decomposition happens in body
Sapo secretes chemicals and then absorbs nutrients
Gains energy from feeding on other organisms
Heterotrophs