-There are about 100 million different species (kinds) of living things on Earth.
-Living things are able to use transformation of energy.
-Producers assemble food using photosynthesis or from energy rich inorganic molecules which is chemosynthesis.
-Primary Producers are organisms that synthesize food from inorganic substances by photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
-Living organisms are supported and sustained by huge nonliving reserves
-Four elements-carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen make up 99% of the mass of all living things
-Cold water can hold more gas than warm water can.
-Seawater tends to buffer solutions.
1. What is biodiversity? What four elements make up 99% of all species?
Life and diversity are the root words of biodiversity. Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon make up 99% of the species.
2. What is photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is the process of energy from the sun to different molecules, creating energy which releases sugar.
Basically C02 is and H20 (six of each) is formed together which produces glucose (sugar).
3. Describe the flow of energy through systems. What is the main storage molecule of energy in animals?
Main storage: Sugar; Glucose which leads to Carbohydrates
4.What is chemosynthesis? What source of energy is used instead of sunlight?
Chemosynthesis is the process of using hydrogen sulfate as energy that comes from hydrothermal vents.
5. What is primary productivity a measure of?
A measure of how many plants we have; Take carbohydrates per square meter of ocean surface.
6. Looking at the map of productivity around the world- Discuss what you see:
More nutrients near the continents
Autotrophs: Organisms that make their own foods; also called primary producers
Heterotrophs: Organisms that must consume other organisms for energy
Trophic pyramid: A model who describes who eats who
Primary Producers: Herbivores
Secondary Consumers: Omnivores
Top Consumers: Carnivore
The 10% rule - 1,000 kilograms of energy
-Living things are able to use transformation of energy.
-Producers assemble food using photosynthesis or from energy rich inorganic molecules which is chemosynthesis.
-Primary Producers are organisms that synthesize food from inorganic substances by photosynthesis or chemosynthesis.
-Living organisms are supported and sustained by huge nonliving reserves
-Four elements-carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen make up 99% of the mass of all living things
-Cold water can hold more gas than warm water can.
-Seawater tends to buffer solutions.
1. What is biodiversity? What four elements make up 99% of all species?
Life and diversity are the root words of biodiversity. Hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon make up 99% of the species.
2. What is photosynthesis.
Photosynthesis is the process of energy from the sun to different molecules, creating energy which releases sugar.
Basically C02 is and H20 (six of each) is formed together which produces glucose (sugar).
3. Describe the flow of energy through systems. What is the main storage molecule of energy in animals?
Main storage: Sugar; Glucose which leads to Carbohydrates
4.What is chemosynthesis? What source of energy is used instead of sunlight?
Chemosynthesis is the process of using hydrogen sulfate as energy that comes from hydrothermal vents.
5. What is primary productivity a measure of?
A measure of how many plants we have; Take carbohydrates per square meter of ocean surface.
6. Looking at the map of productivity around the world- Discuss what you see:
More nutrients near the continents
Autotrophs: Organisms that make their own foods; also called primary producers
Heterotrophs: Organisms that must consume other organisms for energy
Trophic pyramid: A model who describes who eats who
Primary Producers: Herbivores
Secondary Consumers: Omnivores
Top Consumers: Carnivore
The 10% rule - 1,000 kilograms of energy