grace Flashcards
PHOTOSYNTHESIS
IS A PROCESS THAT USES THE SUN TO MAKE FOOD
CHLOROPHLL
IS A GREEN pigment that is found in producers
CELLULAR RESPIRATION
An ORGANISM OBTAINS ENERGY BY BREAKING DOWN HIGH ENERGY FOOD.
FOOD CHAIN
When animals depend on each other for a food source.
FOOD WEB
A SYSTEM OF INTERLOCKING AND INDEPENDANT FOOD CHAINS
ENERGY FLOW
THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY THAT BEGINS WITH THE SUN AND PASSES FROM ONE ORGANISM TO THE NEXT IN A FOOD CHAIN
PYRAMID OF NUMBERS
Shows the populations of organisms at each level of a food chain in a environment
TOP CONSUMER
THE CARNIVORE AT THE END OF THE FOOD CHAIN I KNOWN AS THE TOP CONSUMER
Carbon cycle
A model showing how carbon is used and re-used through out ecosystems
Water cycle
the continuous movement of water thorough the environment
Evaporation
the process in which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor
transipation
the process in which water that is taken in through a plant’s roots evaporates from the plant’s leaves, stem, and flowers.
condensation
the process in which a gas or vapor changes into a liquid
precipitation
The process in which water turns into rain
Ground Water
the water combine in the Earth’s crust
run off
water that runs along the surface of the ground into lakes and rivers
pollution
Harmful materials that are released into the environment
Pollutants
Material that causes pollution
Bioaccumulation
Pollutants in the Organisms of the levels of a food chain
Limiting factor
any living or non-living factor that controls the number of individuals in a population
Carrying Capacity
the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support
Global warming
the steady increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere
Ecological succession
The change in an community that develops over time.
Natural Selection
the process by which random evolutionary changes are selected for by nature in a consistent, orderly and non-random way
Evolution
any change in the heritable traits within a population across generations
