Role of Plants (Plants) Flashcards
1
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Role of humans and plants
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Humans are consumers- rely on plants, and plants are producers
Plants are essential
2
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Photosynthesis
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Turning CO2 and H2O into sugars using sunlight
3
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Use of sugars produced through photosynthesis
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Metabolic processes
Building blocks for larger molecules like starch, cellulose and proteins
4
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Consumers
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- Herbivores: eat plants
2. Omnivores and carnivores: eat animals that eat plants or eat animals that eat animals that eat plants
5
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Trophic levels
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- Plants
- Herbivores
- Something that eats herbivores (omnivores and carnivores)
6
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Process of food supply
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Producers supply consumers and decomposers
Consumers supply decomposers