the biosphere and food chains and food webs Flashcards
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
Ecosystem:
A description of the feeding relationships between organisms in an environment
Food Chain:
The feeding relationships among all the organisms in an ecosystem
Food Web:
Microscopic plantlike organisms in aquatic environments that produce their own food
Producer:
Referring to land
Terrestrial:
Microscopic plantlike organisms in aquatic environments that produce their own food
Phytoplankton:
A nutrient that xylem transports to the cells in a vascular plant
Mineral:
A waste gas produced during cellular respiration. Plants use carbon dioxide during photosynthesis to make food.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2):
An organism that can not make its own food. Consumers eat other organisms
Consumer:
Microorganisms that act as decomposers
Bacteria:
An organism that lacks chlorophyll and gets nutrients from dead or living organisms
Fungus (fungi):
An organism that breaks down plants and animal material into simple chemicals
Decomposer:
A system of interacting living organisms on Earth
Biosphere:
