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B- Unit 2 Lesson 10
Life Processes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biomagnification | the increase of toxic substances that have accumulated in organisms, which increases at each trophic level |
| gross primary productivity | the overall amount of energy captured by plants and other photosynthetic organsims |
| net primary productivity | the adjusted amount of energy in an ecosystem due to energy use by organisms for respiration |
| photosynthesis | the process during which plants and some other organisms use carbon dioxide and water to convert light energy into chemical energy |
| primary productivity | the rate that plants and other photosynthetic organisms produce organic compounds |
| ten-percent rule | when energy is passed from one trophic level to the next, only about ten percent of the energy will be available |
| trophic level | the position or level of an organism on the food chain or in an energy pyramid |