Flow of Energy Flashcards
Ecosystem
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Producer
A person, company, or country that makes, grows, or supplies goods or commodities for sale.
consumer
A person or a group who intends to order, orders, or uses purchased goods, products, or services primarily for personal, social, family, household and similar needs, not directly related to entrepreneurial or business activities.
Decomposer
An organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.
Food Chain
A hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.
Food Web
A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.
Photosynthesis
The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water.
Cellular Respiration
The process through which cells convert fuel into energy and nutrients.