B17 Flashcards
Photosynthesis word equation
Carbon Dioxide + water = glucose + oxygen
Photosynthesis symbol equation
6Co2+6H2O=6C6H12O6+6O2
What do all feeding relationships start with?
Producer
Where do producers get energy from?
Sunlight
What is an autotrophe?
Organism that makes its own food
What are predators?
Consumers that eat other animals
Why do predators eat other animals?
They are high in protein and fat
What are prey?
Animals that are eaten
Detritivores?
Live of dead organic material and start process of decay
Examples of detritivores
Maggots
Worms
Beetles
Decomposers?
Digest everything + clean up environment
Examples of decomposers
Bacteria
Fungi
Explain the water cycle
5 points
1) water evaporates from surface of sea
2) water vapour travels into air and cools down
3) vapour condenses to form clouds
4) water in clouds fall to ground as precipitation
5) when water hits ground it evaporates back into air or forms rivers/streams