Ecology Flashcards
Plants can make their own what
Food
Plants make glucose
Formula for glucose
C6H12O6
Where do plants make their food
Leaves
Word equation for photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide + water [+light energy] -> glucose and oxygen
What is the balanced chemical formula for photosynthesis
6 co2 + 6 h2o -> c6h12o6 + 6 o2
What is the waste product of photosynthesis
Oxygen
What is the producer
Is a plant which is at the starts of the food chain this is because it produces its own food
What is the consumer
The consumer is an animal who eats food
Primary consumer
The first consumer plant eating animal
Herbivore
An animal who only eats plants
Carnivore
An animal that only eats meat
A predator
An animal that hunts kills and eats other animals
Omnivore
An animal that eats both meat and plants
Prey
An animal that is hunted killed and eaten by other animals
Food chain
Food chains show the feeding relationships between living things