B17 Feeding Relations Flashcards
1
Q
What is a Producer?
A
An organism which can produce biomass to feed itself, usually through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis
2
Q
What is a Consumer?
A
An organism that has to consume other organisms to survive
3
Q
What is a predator?
A
A consumer that kills and eats other consumers
4
Q
What is a prey?
A
A consumer that is killed and eaten by predators
5
Q
Why must material in the living world be recycled?
A
Because the earth has limited resources so it needs to be reused so we don’t run out
6
Q
What chemical elements are recycled when animals and plants decay?
A
Water, carbon dioxide and mineral ions
7
Q
Who uses carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and for what?
A
Plants, for photosynthesis
8
Q
Why is the water cycle important?
A
Because water is limited so it needs to be reused
