Producers Flashcards
1
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Producers
A
An organism that is capable of converting radiant energy or chemical energy into carbohydrates
2
Q
Photosynthesis
A
12H2O+6CO2+solar energy=C6H12O6+6O2+6H2)
3
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Anaerobic
A
Without oxygen
4
Q
Chemotrophs
A
Autotrophic bacteria that use chemosyntheis to produce energy in anaerobic environments
5
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Chemosynthesis equation
A
CO+4H2S+O2=CH2O+4S+3H2O
6
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Net Primary Productivity
A
The amount of energy that plants pass on to the community of herbivores in an ecosystem;
the amount of sugar that the plants produce in photosynthesis minus the amount of energy the plants need for growth, maintenance, repair, and reproduction
7
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Gross Primary Productivity
A
The amount of sugar that the plants produce in photosynthesis
8
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Limiting Factor
A
Factor that control’s a populations growth
