Ecosystems Review HN

What is a community of living organisms interacting with the abiotic parts of their environment?

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Biotic

• Biosphere

Why are energy flows one way relationships?

Photosynthesis converts the suns radiant energy into what kind of energy?

• Mechanical

• Thermal

• Chemical

• Nuclear

Why are tropical rainforests the most productive biomes on Earth?

Why are the tundra and polar ecosystems less biologically diverse than tropical and temperate ecosystems?

Select all the abiotic parts of an ecosystem.

• dead plants

• soil

• animals

• water

How are nutrient flows different from energy flows?

How do biotic parts of ecosystems help move nutrients through the ecosystem?

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Why is the soil of tropical rainforests nutrient poor and why does this make deforestation more destructive to rainforests than to other ecosystems?