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Unit 1 Review

Unit 1 Review. Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere. Equilibrium in the Biosphere. Terms Organisms are found in a limited part of the earth called the biosphere Dynamic equilibrium

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Unit 1 Review

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  1. Unit 1 Review Energy and Matter Exchange in the Biosphere

  2. Equilibrium in the Biosphere Terms Organisms are found in a limited part of the earth called the biosphere Dynamic equilibrium The number of species in an ecosystem is described as biological diversity and has a direct relationship with how stable the ecosystem is.

  3. Equilibrium Unbalanced What is an indicator species and why are they important for studying changes in an ecosystem? What is detritus material and why is it important?

  4. Energy Transfer & Food Webs Terms What is the difference between a food web and a food chain? Photosynthesis vs Chemosynthesis How much energy gets transferred from one trophic level to the next? Why? Laws of Thermodynamics

  5. Scientific Models Numbers Biomass Energy

  6. A Food Web of the Antarctic Emperor penguin, Human, herbivorous plankton, Adelie penguin, carnivorous plankton, fish, elephant seal, blue whale, krill, phytoplankton, killer whale, sperm whale, leopard seal, crabeater seal, squid, petrel

  7. The Water Cycle • Unique properties of water • Polar • Hydrogen bonds

  8. Carbon Cycle • Reservoirs for Carbon? • Organic • Inorganic

  9. Human Impact Green house effect Global warming Deforestation

  10. Nitrogen Cycle Nitrogen fixation Denitrification

  11. Phosphorus Cycle Reservoirs Long & short

  12. Homework… P. 73 #1-5 P. 76 #1-20 Unit 1 Test Thursday

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