Ecophysiology

modeling ecosystem behavior:

-scales up individual-level processes -predicts system-wide behavior

Areas of focus in ecophysiology:

-thermoregulation -energetics -nutrition -gas exchange -water and osmotic balance -stress responses

chlorophyll absorbs light at two visible wavelengths:

blue and red

leaves fix radiant energy to ___________ form

chemical

Chloroplasts contain __________

chlorophyll

mesophyll cells contains ________

chloroplasts

ecophysiology is explicitly _______

evolutionary

Photo synthesis reactions occur in

leaf mesophyll

oxygen byproduct us essential for _________

life

leaves serve as

living solar panels

leaves house

photosynthesis factories

ecophysiology marries _______ and ______

physiology and ecology

elements of tree physiology

responses to resource availability

ecophysiology addresses adaptations for

specific environments

Elements of tree anatomy

structure / function of leaves, stems, and roots

ecophysiology

study of relation of organisms with their physical environment

Glucose production is stored as

sucrose and starch

absorbed light drives _______ ________

sugar synthesis

ecophysiology extends beyond

the level of organisms

Ecophysiology focus on

whole organism function

raw materials in photosynthesis

CO2 and H2O