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