Dulwich College Shanghai SCIENCE DEPARTMENT Environmental
... renewable so will not run out/able to meet increasing energy demands in future; reservoirs created may be multipurpose/bring other benefits e.g. recreational/fishing; allows nations to have greater independence as the dams are constructed within their own territories on their own rivers; reason why ...
... renewable so will not run out/able to meet increasing energy demands in future; reservoirs created may be multipurpose/bring other benefits e.g. recreational/fishing; allows nations to have greater independence as the dams are constructed within their own territories on their own rivers; reason why ...
Disturbance and Succesion Worksheet - Ecosystem
... of species in a community. There are two types of succession, Primary Succession and Secondary Succession. Secondary Succession The more common type, it occurs on a surface where an ecosystem was disturbed but still contains soil and life in the soil. After most forest fires, plants are killed but t ...
... of species in a community. There are two types of succession, Primary Succession and Secondary Succession. Secondary Succession The more common type, it occurs on a surface where an ecosystem was disturbed but still contains soil and life in the soil. After most forest fires, plants are killed but t ...
Biosphere Revision Booklet
... This results in certain species being threatened by extinction and many other trees being damaged. This means that such large areas are cleared, the soil is exposed to the heavy rain and is eroded. The nutrient cycle is also broken with much less decomposition taking place. This leads to the mercury ...
... This results in certain species being threatened by extinction and many other trees being damaged. This means that such large areas are cleared, the soil is exposed to the heavy rain and is eroded. The nutrient cycle is also broken with much less decomposition taking place. This leads to the mercury ...
Farming and Wetlands
... Turloughs are unique grazing areas that flood up to six months a year. They occur where pure limestone rock is near the surface. The annual flooding with lime-rich groundwater helps maintain soil fertility. They are especially vulnerable to drainage. Excessive nutrients from run-off into the basin o ...
... Turloughs are unique grazing areas that flood up to six months a year. They occur where pure limestone rock is near the surface. The annual flooding with lime-rich groundwater helps maintain soil fertility. They are especially vulnerable to drainage. Excessive nutrients from run-off into the basin o ...
SuperNemos Factsheet
... The introduced organisms usually range from predatory insects to much smaller single cell (an organism which invades another causing it harm or leading to it’s death by extracting nutrients, damaging cells or producing toxic by-products). Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of contr ...
... The introduced organisms usually range from predatory insects to much smaller single cell (an organism which invades another causing it harm or leading to it’s death by extracting nutrients, damaging cells or producing toxic by-products). Biological control of pests and diseases is a method of contr ...
ppt
... Chemical Pollution Thousands of chemicals are emitted by modern industry – products, byproducts, and breakdown products regulation difficult Generally point sources, but diffuse in air & water Some bioaccumulate & biomagnify Classic case: DDT ...
... Chemical Pollution Thousands of chemicals are emitted by modern industry – products, byproducts, and breakdown products regulation difficult Generally point sources, but diffuse in air & water Some bioaccumulate & biomagnify Classic case: DDT ...
Chp 4 Questions
... What are biomes, and how are they related to climate? What are aquatic life zones? Distinguish between the abiotic and biotic components of ecosystems, and give two examples of each. What is a limiting factor, and how do such factors affect the composition of ecosystems? What are two important limit ...
... What are biomes, and how are they related to climate? What are aquatic life zones? Distinguish between the abiotic and biotic components of ecosystems, and give two examples of each. What is a limiting factor, and how do such factors affect the composition of ecosystems? What are two important limit ...
Ecology of Ecosystems
... within speci c habitats) is observed both between members of the same species, and between dierent species. The resources for which organisms compete include food (or sunlight in the case of plants), mineral nutrients, nesting habitat, etc. Other critical factors in uencing community dynamics are t ...
... within speci c habitats) is observed both between members of the same species, and between dierent species. The resources for which organisms compete include food (or sunlight in the case of plants), mineral nutrients, nesting habitat, etc. Other critical factors in uencing community dynamics are t ...
Changing Gears—Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors
... to identify the 4 mains parts of energy flow through an ecosystem ...
... to identify the 4 mains parts of energy flow through an ecosystem ...
Biology CP
... Concepts to understand: Be able to identify biotic and abiotic factors Be able to identify and/or give examples of competition and predation Be able to identify and/or give examples of symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism and parasitism Be able to interpret and analyze food chains and food webs: Iden ...
... Concepts to understand: Be able to identify biotic and abiotic factors Be able to identify and/or give examples of competition and predation Be able to identify and/or give examples of symbiosis: mutualism, commensalism and parasitism Be able to interpret and analyze food chains and food webs: Iden ...
MATTER
... o They lack chlorophyll, therefore they are not photosynthetic. o The cell wall is made of chitin rather than cellulose. o Fungi are heterotrophs and absorb food after the secretion of enzymes and extracellular digestion. Plants are photosynthetic. o Fungi reproduce by spores rather than seeds. o Fu ...
... o They lack chlorophyll, therefore they are not photosynthetic. o The cell wall is made of chitin rather than cellulose. o Fungi are heterotrophs and absorb food after the secretion of enzymes and extracellular digestion. Plants are photosynthetic. o Fungi reproduce by spores rather than seeds. o Fu ...
Endangered Species Acts Must Protect Plants
... reservoirs of genetic diversity that will maintain sustainable food and commodity production. They may be required for other species or ecosystems to survive climate change or disturbances such as flood, fire or disease. This is why a U.S. Forest Service fact sheet on biological diversity states: “T ...
... reservoirs of genetic diversity that will maintain sustainable food and commodity production. They may be required for other species or ecosystems to survive climate change or disturbances such as flood, fire or disease. This is why a U.S. Forest Service fact sheet on biological diversity states: “T ...
Lecture 25: Trophic Cascades The world is GREEN (Hairston et al
... levels depends on effect of consumers from higher trophic levels • Trophic levels alternate between consumer & resource limitation • In terrestrial systems: top-down control is limited to low diversity systems ...
... levels depends on effect of consumers from higher trophic levels • Trophic levels alternate between consumer & resource limitation • In terrestrial systems: top-down control is limited to low diversity systems ...
CH04_SU04
... • Microscopic organisms, such as bacteria and protozoa, are composed of single cells. • The human body contains several trillion cells of about two hundred distinct types. • Enzymes – catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in living systems • Metabolism - all the energy and matter ex ...
... • Microscopic organisms, such as bacteria and protozoa, are composed of single cells. • The human body contains several trillion cells of about two hundred distinct types. • Enzymes – catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions in living systems • Metabolism - all the energy and matter ex ...
Ecosystems, Populations, Communities Name: Date - Problem
... Mangrove trees grow in the water on the edge of a subtropical island. In time, grass-like plants will grow on the same spot. Still later, palm trees will grow there. Given enough time (and no natural disasters), all these plants will be gone, and a stable pine forest will stand where the mangroves ...
... Mangrove trees grow in the water on the edge of a subtropical island. In time, grass-like plants will grow on the same spot. Still later, palm trees will grow there. Given enough time (and no natural disasters), all these plants will be gone, and a stable pine forest will stand where the mangroves ...
QHEI Training
... include the numerous components of habitat that include living and non- living attributes. ...
... include the numerous components of habitat that include living and non- living attributes. ...
18. Port Phillip Bay and Bellarine Peninsula
... Table 1: Notes regarding alignment of terminology and additional information sourced from site managers to aid in the development of the sites threat conceptual model. Notes: ...
... Table 1: Notes regarding alignment of terminology and additional information sourced from site managers to aid in the development of the sites threat conceptual model. Notes: ...
ch04_sec3
... get sunlight, oxygen, and carbon dioxide from the air. While absorbing nutrients and water from the soil using their roots. • Leaves and roots are connected by vascular tissue, which has thick cell walls and serves is system of tubes that carries water and food. ...
... get sunlight, oxygen, and carbon dioxide from the air. While absorbing nutrients and water from the soil using their roots. • Leaves and roots are connected by vascular tissue, which has thick cell walls and serves is system of tubes that carries water and food. ...
Example at the course level
... 2. Explain the relationships of food and energy for the biosphere components. 3. Explain the pathways of relevant chemical elements through the components of the biosphere (Biogeochemical Cycles). 4. Explain ...
... 2. Explain the relationships of food and energy for the biosphere components. 3. Explain the pathways of relevant chemical elements through the components of the biosphere (Biogeochemical Cycles). 4. Explain ...
Key Experiment Probes a Future Acid Ocean 0513
... for organism,” he says. “But we really want to observe ecosystems directly, with all the factors that belong to them — predation, competition, and so on. We want to know how food webs react, not only single organisms.” But monitoring food webs over the lifespan of fish or sea urchins, which take sev ...
... for organism,” he says. “But we really want to observe ecosystems directly, with all the factors that belong to them — predation, competition, and so on. We want to know how food webs react, not only single organisms.” But monitoring food webs over the lifespan of fish or sea urchins, which take sev ...
Principles of Ecology (APES)
... area over a given time The NPP without human activity or influences has been estimated to be 150 million tones of biomass per year. i. Humans have caused a 12% decline through deforestation ii. Humans utilize ~ 27% of the NPP for their own purposes (food, building material, energy, etc.) or by conve ...
... area over a given time The NPP without human activity or influences has been estimated to be 150 million tones of biomass per year. i. Humans have caused a 12% decline through deforestation ii. Humans utilize ~ 27% of the NPP for their own purposes (food, building material, energy, etc.) or by conve ...
Canyon Habitat Restoration 101 Manual
... Diego, but sometimes it is privately owned. If not the owner, one should obtain permission for entry into the project site and permission for the project itself. In general, most restoration projects take 3 – 5 years when invasive plants are present. The soils may be holding invasive plant seeds tha ...
... Diego, but sometimes it is privately owned. If not the owner, one should obtain permission for entry into the project site and permission for the project itself. In general, most restoration projects take 3 – 5 years when invasive plants are present. The soils may be holding invasive plant seeds tha ...
Ecology
... different types of cells perform specialized functions within an organism—each cell is NOT self-sufficient 2. All Living things reproduce: a. Organisms reproduce to continue their species b. Organisms do not need to reproduce for their own individual survival, but are driven to in order to promote t ...
... different types of cells perform specialized functions within an organism—each cell is NOT self-sufficient 2. All Living things reproduce: a. Organisms reproduce to continue their species b. Organisms do not need to reproduce for their own individual survival, but are driven to in order to promote t ...
