Cycles of Matter and Energy Transfer in Ecosystems
HS-LS2.B
Expii topics
- Metabolism
- Advanced Biology: Glycolysis
- Fermentation: Anaerobic Respiration
- Overview of Anaerobic Respiration
- Advanced Biology: Cellular Respiration
- Advanced Biology: Photosynthesis
- Photosynthesis Extracts Energy from Sunlight
- Location of Photosynthesis Machinery in Chloroplasts
- Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
- NADP+ as an Electron Acceptor
- Absorption Spectra of Chlorophylls
- Overview of Photosystem Components
- Photosystem I and Photosystem II
- Overview of Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
- Light-Independent Reactions: Calvin Cycle
- Carbon Fixation: RuBisCO
- Reduction to a Sugar
- Overview of Calvin Cycle Steps
- Net Inputs and Outputs of the Calvin Cycle
- Adaptations of Photosynthesis to Arid Climates
- ATP
- ATP as Energy Currency
- Structure of ATP
- ATP Phosphorylation and Hydrolysis
- Oxidation / Reduction
- Oxidation of Fuel Molecules Releases Energy
- Overview of Oxidation / Reduction
- NAD+ as an Electron Shuttle
- Photosynthetic Bacteria
- Oxygen Atmosphere
- Ecosystems
- Energy Cycling
- Energy Sources
- Efficiency of Energy Transfer
- Trophic Levels
- Autotrophs vs. Heterotrophs
- Heterotroph Food Sources
- Herbivores
- Carnivores
- Detritivores
- Nutritional Symbionts
- Autotroph Energy Sources
- Phototrophs
- Chemoautotrophs
- Biological Magnification
- Ecosystems: Nutrient Cycling
- Ecosystems: Carbon Cycle
- Ecosystems: Nitrogen Cycle
- Ecosystem Roles
- Primary Production
- Intro to Ecosystems
- What Is Life?
- Defining Characteristics of Life
- Living Things Require Sources of Matter and Energy
- Sources of Energy for Living Things
- Sources of Energy for Living Things: Sunlight
- Nutrients and Food Provide Sources of Matter
- Nutrients Must Be Acquired from Environment
- Multi-Scale Organization of Living Things