Photosynthesis Flashcards
Symbiosis
Relationship between two different species that live in contact with each other
Mutualism
Two organisms live closely and both benefit eg. Pollination
Parasitism
One organism feeds off another while living on or in it eg. Headlice
Commensalism
Two organisms live closely and one benefits while the other is unaffected eg. Elephants and birds
Consumer
Eat other organisms to survive
Inputs
What go into the ecosystem
Output
What does out of ecosystems
Processes
Interactions between abiotic and biotic factors
Producers
Produce their own food using the sunlight
Photosynthesis
6CO2 + 6H2O -> Top: Light Bottom: Chlorophyll C6H12O6 + 6O2
Aerobic Respiration
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O + ATP
Ecology
Study of living things
Environment
Set of living and non living factors in an area eg. Ocean
Ecosystem
Living and non living factors in an area and interact with each other eg. Great Barrier Reef
Habitat
Where an organism lives
Respiration
Breath in oxygen and cells use oxygen and glucose to create energy
Mitochondria
Power stations for cells
Decomposer
Breaks down dead things eg. Bacteria and Fungi
Detrivores
Get energy by eating waste eg. Worms
How much energy is passed from one trophies level to another
10% the 90% is lost to the environment as heat or waste
Apex predators
Animals on the top of the food chain
Abiotic Factor
Non living things of an ecosystem eg. Oxygen, water and light
Biotic Factor
Living parts of an ecosystem
Interspecific competition
Competition between members of different species
