Define:
Matter
Mass
Element
Atom
Molecule
Compound
The three
states (phases) of matter
Organic
compound
Inorganic
compound
Fat, oil, wax
- lipid
Carbohydrate –
sugar, starch, glycogen
Protein –
Amino acid
Nucleic acid
DNA
RNA
Cell
Cell membrane
Enzyme
Metabolism
1st
Law of Thermodynamics
2nd
Law of Thermodynamics
Energy
Potential
energy
Kinetic energy
Stored energy
Heat
Temperature
Energy quality
Open ecosystem
Closed
ecosystem
Solar energy
Energy
wavelengths
Photosynthesis
CO2 – carbon
dioxide
Species
Biological
community
Ecosystem
Homeostasis
Superorganism
Gaia
Total
productivity
Net
productivity
Food chain
Food web
Energy web
Biomass
Omnivore
Carnivore
Herbivore
Scavenger
Decomposer
Detritivore
Minerals
Nutrients
Fertilizers
Carbon sink
Nutrient sink
Nitrogen cycle
Phosphorus
cycle
Sulfur cycle
What do
ecologists study?
How are Matter
and Mass related?
What are the
three states (or phases) of matter?
What are the
three states of water?
What do you do
to water to change it from a liquid to a solid?
What do you do
to water to change it from solid to a liquid?
What do you do
to water to change it from a liquid to a gas?
What do you do
to water to change it from a gas to a liquid?
What do you do
to iron to change it from a solid to a liquid?
What do you do
to iron to change it from a liquid to a solid?
List the top
15 elements in living things.
What are the
chemical symbols for each element?
What is the
difference between a molecule and a compound?
List some
examples of compounds.
What is an
organic compound?
How is ‘life’
related to organic compounds?
Distinguish
between organic compounds and inorganic compounds.
List some
important organic compounds and Inorganic compounds.
What are the 4
basic types of organic compounds?
What is the
function of each type of organic compound, in living things.
How is
triglyceride related to lipids.
What is the
function of the cell membrane?
What is an
enzyme?
What is the
function of an enzyme?
How is an
enzyme like a screwdriver?
What type of
organic molecule is an enzyme?
What is
another name for ‘enzymatic reaction/?
What is
energy?
What are the
different forms of energy?
List all the
different forms of energy.
How is ‘heat’
related to ‘energy’?
What is
‘temperature’?
How is
temperature related to heat?
What is the 1st
law of thermodynamics?
What is the 2nd
law of thermodynamics?
How is
‘energy’ contained in ‘molecules’?
How is
‘energy’ transferred from one molecule to the next?
What is
‘useable energy’?
What is ‘high
quality energy’?
What is ‘low
quality energy’?
What happens
to ‘useable energy’ when energy is converted from one form to the
next? Which ‘Law’ is this?
What kind of
energy is carbohydrate?
What kind of
energy is lipid?
What kind of
energy is water stored behind a damn?
What kind of
energy is flowing water or wind?
What kind of
energy is in a battery?
Which resource
does NOT cycle repeatedly through the earths ecosystems?
How is
metabolism related to energy transfer between types of energy or
storage locations?
How does water
store energy?
How is the
ocean able to contain so much energy?
How is the
temperature of the ocean related to its mass and heat content?
What is meant
by ‘energy quality’?
How is energy
quality related to the 1st and 2nd Laws of
Thermodynamics?
What is ‘low
quality energy?
How is ‘low
quality energy’ related to the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics?
What is an
‘open ecosystem’?
What is a
‘closed ecosystem’?
What is the
earth? Open or closed?
Why?
How is
photosynthesis related to the spectrum of energy wavelengths?
What does
spectrum mean?
How much solar
energy does photosynthesis capture?
What is the
product of photosynthesis?
What is CO2?
How is CO2
used in photosynthesis?
What is added
to CO2 during photosynthesis?
What is a
‘species’?
How do the
individuals of a species use energy?
Why do
individual organisms use energy?
What is a
biological community?
What is an
ecosystem?
What is
homeostasis?
How is the
ability to maintain homeostasis related to reproduction of the
species?
Why do many
ecologists think of ecosystems and even the Earth as a superorganism?
What is Gaia?
What did F.E.
Clements say about ecosystems?
How is net
productivity related to energy use?
How is net
productivity related to total productivity?
Compare and
contrast biomass production (productivity) in a rain forest and the
arctic tundra.
Compare and
contrast producers and consumers.
Compare and
contrast primary and secondary consumers.
Which is
considered to be base for the food chain: producers or consumers?
Which is
considered to be at the top of the food chain: primary consumer,
secondary, or tertiary consumers?
Compare and
contrast a producer with an herbivore and a carnivore?
Which is
considered the top of the food chain?
What are the
major nutrients?
What are
nutrient cycles?
Which resource
does NOT cycle repeatedly through the earth’s ecosystems?
Why are green
plants and the phytoplankton in the oceans called ‘carbon sink’s?
What is the
role (function) of nitrogen and phosphorus in living things?
What is
protein made of?
What is the
function of adenosine triphosphate - ATP?
What is ATP
made of?
What human
activities release N, P, and S?
