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Ecosystem Processes Flashcards

1
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What is Photosynthesis

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A chemical reation that takes place in chloroplasts to produce glucose

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What is the formula of photosynthesis

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Carbon dioxide + water -> oxygen + glucose

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3
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What are the minerals plants need for growth

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Nitrate
Phosphate
Potassium
Magnesium

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4
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What is nitrate used for

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Growth

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5
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What is phosphate used for

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Healthy roots

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What is Potasisum used for

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Healthy leaves and flowers

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7
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What is magnesium used for

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To make chlorophyll

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What can a farmer use if a plant doesn’t have enough of a mineral

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Fertilisers

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Equation for Aerobic respiration

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glucose + oxygen ➞ carbon dioxide + water ( + energy)

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What is the equation for Anaerobic respiration (in animals)

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glucose ➞ lactic acid ( + energy)

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What is a food chain

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It shows the transfer of energy between organisms

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What is a food web

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To show how lots of food chains are connected in an ecosystem

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13
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What is a herbivore

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Type of consumer that eats the producer

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What is a carnivore

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The type of consumer that eats other animals

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What is a producer

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Green plant/algae that makes its own food

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16
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What is an apex predator

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The last link in the food chain

17
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What is the prey

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An organism eaten by another organism

18
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What is the predator

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An organism that eats another organism

19
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What is Bioaccumulation

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The build up of chemicals, like insecticides, passed along a food chain

20
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What is a population

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The number of organisms that live in the same area

21
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What is interdependence

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It is when living organisms depend on each other to survive, grow, and reproduce.

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What is an ecosystem

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All the organisms found in a particular location, and the area they live in

23
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What is a community

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The organisms in a ecosystem

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What is a habitat

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The area a community lives in

25
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What is Niche

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The particular place or role that an organism has within an ecosystem. This reduces competition for resources.

26
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What is Chemosynthesis

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It is when bacteria use a variety of chemical reactions to make their own glucose.

27
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What is Fermentation equation

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glucose ➞ ethanol + carbon dioxide ( + energy)

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