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What do food chains show?

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The transfer of energy between organisms

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What do food webs show

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How lots of food chains ar connected in an ecosystem

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What is prey?

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A animal that gets eaten

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What is a predator?

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A organism that eats other organisms

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What is bioacculation?

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Build up of chemical such as insectite in the fold chain

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What is a producer?

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A organism that creates its own food.

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What is a herbivore?

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A animal that only eats plants.

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What is a carnivore?

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A animal that only eats meat.

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What is an omnivore?

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A animal that eats both plants and other animals.

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What the formulae for aerobic respiration?

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Glucose + oxygen -> carbon dioxide + water + energy

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What is the formulae for anaerobic respiration?

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Glucose->lactic acid + energy

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What does aerobic respiration occur?

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Mitochondria

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In the food chain, cactus->insect->lizard->hawk, what is the primary consumer?

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Insect

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In the food chain, cactus->insect->lizard->hawk, what is the apex predator?

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Hawk

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In the food chain, cactus->insect->lizard->hawk, what is the secondry consumer?

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Lizard

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In the food chain, cactus->insect->lizard->hawk, what is the producer?

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Cactus

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What does photosynthesis produce?

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Gloucose, oxegyn

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What is the formulae for photosynthesis?

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Carbon dioxide + water ->oxygen + gloucose

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Where does photosynthesis take place?

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The chloroplasts

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What colour are chloroplasts?

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Green

21
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What is tbe waxy layer on a leaf for?

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Reduce water loss

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What is the stomata for?

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To prevent water loss by evaporation.

23
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What do chloroplasts contain that capture sunlight?

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Chlorophyll

24
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What are the xylem and ploem for?

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Transporting water and glucose

25
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What are nitrates for?

A

Growth

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What are phosphates for?

A

Healthy roots

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What is potassiumn for?

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Healthy leaves and flowers

28
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What is magnesium for?

A

Making chlorophyll

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