Ecosystem Flashcards

1
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Photosynthesis

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a process where plants use water,sunlight and carbon dioxide to make glucose

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2
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chloroplast

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a plants organelle that photosynthesis takes place in

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2
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Carbohydrates

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sugar molecules or food

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2
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chlorophyll

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a green pigment in plants leaves

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3
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cellular respiration

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process where organisms use oxygen to break down food,sugar,to produce energy

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4
Q

producer

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an organism that makes their own food

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5
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autotrophs

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producer

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6
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consumers

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organisms that get their energy by eating other organisms

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7
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heterotrophs

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consumer

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8
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herbivores

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plant eaters

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9
Q

carnivores

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meat eaters

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10
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omnivore

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eaters of everything

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10
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decomposers

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consumers that get their food by breaking down dead organisms

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10
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food chain

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a sequence where energy is transferred from one organism to the next as each organism eats another organism

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11
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food web

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a diagram that shows many feeding relationships in a ecosystem

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12
Q

how is energy transfered

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plants uses energy from sunlight to make sugar and then is then passed on to consumers

13
Q

trophic level

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each step in the transfer of energy through a food chain or food web

14
Q

describe one way consumers

A

cows need to eat grass to get energy

15
Q

list two types of consumers

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primary consumers,cow,and secondary,lion.