Unit 8: The Living Environment Extras  Study Guide

Chapter 36 Ecosystems Flashcards  Self Quiz
  1. is the study of interactions of living organisms with one another (community) and their physical environment (ecosystem).
     
  2. Energy in one direction through levels of an ecosystem, forming a complex food .
     
  3. Energy is lost as at each trophic level; only about of the energy is available for the next level.
     
  4. The of the earth affects climate due to differential solar radiation that reaches the globe.
     
  5. The of the earth around its axis casts a rain on the leeward side of mountains.
     
  6. Unlike energy, the physical components of ecosystems are reused in biochemical .
     
  7. Ocean ecosystems are affected by penetration and .
     
  8. Terrestrial ecosystems are defined by and patterns.
     
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