flow of energy

Question 1

Ecosystem

Answer 1

a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Question 2

Producer

Answer 2

A producer is someone who creates and supplies goods or services.

Question 3

Consumer

Answer 3

a person who purchases goods and services for personal use.

Question 4

Decomposer

Answer 4

an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material.

Question 5

Food Chain

Answer 5

a hierarchical series of organisms each dependent on the next as a source of food.

Question 6

Food Web

Answer 6

a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains.

Question 7

Photosynthesis

Answer 7

the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.

Question 8

Cellular Respiration

Answer 8

Cellular respiration is a set of metabolic reactions and processes that take place in the cells of organisms to convert chemical energy