Chapter 8 Definitions Flashcards
1
Q
Producers
A
Organisms that produce their own food for energy
2
Q
Consumers
A
Organisms that must eat food for energy
3
Q
Chlorophyll
A
A green pigment used by many producers to absorb energy from light
4
Q
Chromatography
A
Separating molecules using a medium through which they move at different speeds
5
Q
Evergreen tree
A
A tree that stays green year round
6
Q
Deciduous Tree
A
A tree that sheds all its leaves once a year
7
Q
Transpiration
A
The process of water evaporating from leaves
8
Q
Mycorrhiza
A
A relationship between a fungus and the roots of a plant
9
Q
Clone
A
An offspring whose DNA is identical to its parent’s
10
Q
Angiosperms
A
Plants that produce flowers for sexual reproduction
