AP Biology

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AP Biology

• Photosynthesis
• Part 4

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Energy Flow and Matter Cycling
Tertiary consumers
Microorganisms and other detritivores
Secondary consumers
Primary consumers
Detritus
Primary producers
Heat
Key
Chemical cycling
Sun
Energy flow
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Carbon Cycle
CO2 in atmosphere
Photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
Burning of fossil fuels and wood
Higher-level consumers
Primary consumers
Carbon compounds in water
Detritus
Decomposition
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Energy Flow and Matter Cycling
Tertiary consumers
Microorganisms and other detritivores
Secondary consumers
Primary consumers
Detritus
Primary producers
Heat
Key
Chemical cycling
Sun
Energy flow
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Food chains and the 10 Rule of Energy
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10 Rule
Plant material eaten by caterpillar
200 J
67 J
Cellular respiration
100 J
Feces
33 J
Growth (new biomass)
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Food web of the Arctic ocean
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Productivity of the Earth(Based on Chlorophyll
Density)Red And Yellow areas have the highest
productivityso where are they located?
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Rising CO2 and rising average global temperature
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Melting Antarctic Ice due to increased water
temperature
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Net Primary Productivity

• NPP GPP - R