food chain Flashcards

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what is a food chain

A

the direction of biomass transfer between organisms

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what is a PRODUCER

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Produces biomass e.g. plants, algae

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what are primary consumer

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herbivore/omnivore who eat plants

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what are secondary consumer

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carnivore/omnivore who eat the animal who ate the plant

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what is a tertiary consumer

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carnivore/omnivore who are at the top of the food chain and no one eats them

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what is a apex predators

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are always at the top of the food chain, and have no natural predator.

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what happens if one ogranisms leaves

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it will reduce the population of all of the other organisms that come after it as they will not have anything to eat

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what is the process of water cycle

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  1. precipitation (rain)
  2. runs into river or sea or the floor
  3. sun evaporates the water
  4. when cloud is too heavy rains again
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what is the 3 processes of carbon cycle

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photosynthesis co2 – glucose

respiration glucose– co2

combustion fuel– co2

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