Law of Conservation of Matter
Matter cannot me created nor destroyed
What are the 4 basic elements that make up most of the mass of living organisms?
Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen
List the 4 Organic Compounds
Carbs, Lipids, Protein, Nucleic Acid
How is an organic compound different from an inorganic compound?
Organic compounds have carbons
Where does most of the energy on Earth originate from?
The sun
What is energy?
The ability to do work
What is the difference between kinetic, potential, and chemical energy?
Kinetic - energy in moving objects, Potential - stored energy available for use, Chemical - stored in food
What is heat?
A means of converting energy into the necessary useful work to build and maintain biomonomers
Define extremophile
Ancient (mostly archea) single-celled organisms; the most primitive organism
Define chemosynthesis
Process in which bacteria use chemical bonds between inorganic elements.
What is the photosynthesis equation?
6CO2+6H2O+ solar energy --> C6H12O6 (sugar) +6O2
What is the cellular respiration equation?
6O2 + C6H12O6 --> 6CO2 + 6H2O + Energy
How much energy is transferred up each trophic level and where does the 'lost' energy go?
10% is lost to metabolic processes (cellular respiration)
Define species
A population whose members can interbreed and produce fertile offspring
Define population
A group of organisms of the same species who live in the same area at the same time.
Biological community
A group of interacting populations that occupy the same geographic area at the same time
Define ecosystem
includes the biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) features of an organism's environment
Define productivity
Synthesis of new organic material
Define biomass
The total mass of organisms in a given area or volume.
Define omnivores
Organisms that eat both plants and animals
Define detritivores
Consumers that gain energy from consuming dead matter (earthworms, insects, fungi, bacteria)
Which cycle(s) are atmospheric?
Hydrologic cycle, Carbon cycle, Nitrogen cycle, and Sulfur cycle
Which cycle(s) are sedimentary
Phosphorus cycle
Study your cycles
STUDY YOUR CYCLES!!!!!!