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Eco/Phyical Enviro

Eco/Phyical Enviro. Population. Major Ecosystems. Eco/Energy. Grab bag. 10. 10. 10. 10. 10. 20. 20. 20. 20. 20. 30. 30. 30. 30. 30. 40. 40. 40. 40. 40. 50. 50. 50. 50. 50. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 10.

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Eco/Phyical Enviro

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  1. Eco/Phyical Enviro Population Major Ecosystems Eco/Energy Grab bag 10 10 10 10 10 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 40 40 40 40 40 50 50 50 50 50

  2. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 10 A series of hypotheses that Earth’s organisms adjust the environment to keep it habitable for life.

  3. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 10 A series of hypotheses that Earth’s organisms adjust the environment to keep it habitable for life. Q: What is the the Gaia Hypothesis?

  4. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 20 Persistant prevailing winds blowing over the ocean which produce mass movements of surface ocean water

  5. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 20 Persistant prevailing winds blowing over the ocean which produce mass movements of surface ocean water Q: What are currents?

  6. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 30 The proportional reflectance of the earth’s surface. .

  7. Topography - 30 The proportional reflectance of the earth’s surface. Q: what is a albedo?

  8. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 40 The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to amonia performed by nitrogen fixing bacteria

  9. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 40 The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to amonia performed by nitrogen fixing bacteria Q: What is nitrogen fixation

  10. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 50 When the abiotic environment and organisms interact to regulate and stabilized earth’s temperature.

  11. Ecosystem/Physical Enviro - 50 When the abiotic environment and organisms interact to regulate and stabilized earth’s temperature. Q: What is a negative feedback loop

  12. Population - 10 A resource that can be replenished over a reasonable period of time.

  13. Population– 10 A resource that can be replenished over a reasonable period of time. Q: What is a renewable resource

  14. Population– 20 The number of individuals of a species per unit of area or volume at a given time.

  15. Population– 20 The number of individuals of a species per unit of area or volume at a given time. ? Q: What is population density

  16. Population– 30 The largest population that can be maintained for an indefinite time by a particular environment.

  17. Population – 30 The largest population that can be maintained for an indefinite time by a particular environment. ? Q: What is the carrying capacity?

  18. Population – 40 A species that doesn’t produce a lot of offspring and has low infant mortality.

  19. Population– 40 A species that doesn’t produce a lot of offspring and has low infant mortality. Q: what is a K-selected species

  20. Population – 50 The maximum rate at which a population can increase under ideal conditions.

  21. Population – 50 The maximum rate at which a population can increase under ideal conditions. Q: What is intrinsic rate or biotic potential.

  22. Major Ecosystems – 10 A large relatively distinct terrestrial region characterized by similar climate, soils, plant and animals.

  23. Major Ecosystems– 10 A large relatively distinct terrestrial region characterized by similar climate, soils, plant and animals. Q: What is a biome?

  24. Major Ecosystems– 20 The biome with the richest soil.

  25. Major Ecosystems– 20 The biome with the richest soil. Q: What is the grassland?

  26. Major Ecosystems– 30 The process that occurs when the summer sunlight penetrates and warms surface waters, making them less dense. In the summer, cool water remains on the lake bottom seperated from the less dense water above.

  27. Major Ecosystems– 30 The process that occurs when the summer sunlight penetrates and warms surface waters, making them less dense. In the summer, cool water remains on the lake bottom seperated from the less dense water above. Q. What is thermal stratification?

  28. Major Ecosystems– 40 The lowest part of a lake where water does not reach.

  29. Major Ecosystems– 40 The lowest part of a lake where water does not reach Q: What is the profundal zone.

  30. Major Ecosystems– 50 When falling temperatures in autumn cause a mixing of the layers of lake water.

  31. Major Ecosystems– 50 When falling temperatures in autumn cause a mixing of the layers of lake water. Q: what is fall turnover?

  32. Ecosystems and Energy – 10 This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed.

  33. Ecosystems and Energy– 10 This law states that energy cannot be created or destroyed. Q: What is the first law of thermodynamics?

  34. Ecosystems and Energy– 20 The biological process in which light energy is captured and converted into chemical energy.

  35. Ecosystems and Energy– 20 The biological process in which light energy is captured and converted into chemical energy. Q: What is photosynthesis?

  36. Ecosystems and Energy– 30 A heterotroph or detrivore that consumes other organisms for energy.

  37. Ecosystems and Energy– 30 A heterotroph or detrivore that consumes other organisms for energy. Q: What is a consumer?

  38. Ecosystems and Energy– 40 Thermal energy that folows from an object with a high temperature to one with a low temperature.

  39. Ecosystems and Energy– 40 Thermal energy that folows from an object with a high temperature to one with a low temperature. Q: What is heat energy?

  40. Ecosystems and Energy– 50 The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth.

  41. Ecosystems and Energy– 50 The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth. Q: What is the atomsphere?

  42. Grab Bag - 10 The concentration of a chemical that is lethal to 50% of the population

  43. Grab Bag - 10 The concentration of a chemical that is lethal to 50% of the population Q: What is LC50

  44. Grab Bag - 20 The process of nutrient enrichment of freshwater lakes.

  45. Grab Bag - 20 The process of nutrient enrichment of freshwater lakes Q: What is Eutrophication

  46. Grab Bag - 30 A small organism that grows on another organism but is not a parasite.

  47. Grab Bag - 30 A small organism that grows on another organism but is not a parasite. Q: What is an epiphyte?

  48. Grab Bag - 40 Another name for a confined aquifer.

  49. Grab Bag - 40 Another name for a confined aquifer. Q: What is an artesian aquifer?

  50. Grab Bag - 50 The process of assessing exposure to a hazard including identifying the hazard and characterizing the risk.

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