Module 3: Ecosystems and Sustainability

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What is the term for "the rate at which energy passes through each trophic level in a food chain?"
Productivity
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Primary productivity - respiratory heat loss =
Net Primary Productivity
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Cutting a tree trunk close to the ground to encourage new growth
Coppicing
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Bacteria in the soil that oxidise nitrites to nitrates
Nitrobacter
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Converting nitrates back to nitrogen gas
Denitrification
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Directional change in community over time
Succession
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Level at which an organism feeds in a food chain
Trophic level
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pH, temperature and soil types are all examples of -------- factors
Abiotic
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All the populations of different species that live in the same place at the same time and can interact with each other
Community
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To create a pyramid of energy, you burn organisms in a ---------?
Caloritmeter
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Primary productivity - respiratory heat loss =

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Cutting a tree trunk close to the ground to encourage new growth

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Bacteria in the soil that oxidise nitrites to nitrates

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Converting nitrates back to nitrogen gas

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