ES 240 UVIC - Midterm 2 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Guaranteed Success

ES 240 UVIC - Midterm 2 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers | Guaranteed Success Nutrient Cycles - answer-Chemical building blocks that cycle through Earth's systems and can be expressed on a global scale. Where does most of Earth's energy come from? - answer-The Sun. The energy input and output is the same going on and off world. Do nutrients cycle off-world? - answer-No, they cycle exclusively through the planet itself. Macronutrients - answer-Elements required in large quantities. Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen. Micronutrients - answer-Elements required in lower concentrations. Chloride, Iron, Manganese, Zinc, Sodium, etc. Toxicity - answer-Too much of one thing can be bad, but a little bit is ok. Elements like Nickel and Copper can be toxic. How do organisms and environments develop tolerance? - answer-With long-term exposure to toxic things. Halophytes - answer-Plants that can tolerate high levels of salinity. Soil - answer-Requires both abiotic and biotic conditions to form. It stores nutrients and water to provide to the organisms living in it. Parent Material - answer-The official geology of a soil.What affects how soil forms? - answer-Climate, Topography, Organisms, and Time. Pool - answer-Description of where materials are found. Also known as compartments. Flux - answer-Quantitative value representing the transfer of material between pools. Source - answer-Exporter of materials. Decomposers - answer-The major consumers of carbon. What are the major pools of Carbon? - answer-Rocks, soil, vegetation, ocean sediments, and animals. What are photosynthetic organisms known as? - answer-Big "movers" of Carbon. they move it between the atmosphere and ecosystems. How does ocean upwelling affect Carbon? - answer-Upwelling brings Carbon and some other nutrients back up to the surface of the ocean. What are a couple impacts that have sprouted from fossil fuel combustion? - answer-Ocean acidification and thawing of permafrost.