Even More Science Flashcards
What do organisms need in order to grow?
They need nutrients such as carbon dioxide water and dissolved minerals.
Where do fungi and bacteria grow?
They grow on moist, nutrient filled organic material such as dead organisms
What happens in organism cells that have a chemical reaction?
The chemical reaction is called respiration
What do fungi and bacteria eat?
They absorb simple sugars like glucose from organisms
What do food chains do?
They show how energy is transferred through an ecosystem
What happens to dead organisms?
They get eaten by decomposers
Name some decomposers
Earthworms, woodlice, sea cucumbers, fungi and bacteria.
What do decomposers do?
They break down dead organisms into nutrients available to the ecosystem
What is the first link in an food chain?
Plants
What is a herbivore?
An animal that eats plants only
