Unit 2 Flashcards
Mod 6: The region of our planet where life resides, the combination of all ecosystems on earth
biosphere
Mod 6: organism that uses energy from the sun to produce usable forms of energy aka autotroph
producer
Mod 6: The process where producers use solar energy to convert CO2 and H2O into glucose
photosynthesis
Mod 6: The process where cells unlock the energy of chemical compounds
Cellular respiration
Mod 6: cells convert glucose and oxygen into CO2 and H2O
Aerobic Respiration
Mod 6: cells convert glucose into energy in the absence of oxygen
anaerobic respiration
Mod 6: an organism incapable of photosynthesis and must obtain it’s energy by consuming other organisms aka heterotroph
consumer
Mod 6: a consumer that eats producers aka primary consumer
herbivore
Mod 6: a consumer that eats other consumers
carnivore
Mod 6: carnivore, eats primary consumers
secondary consumer
Mod 6: carnivore, eats secondary consumers
tertiary consumer
Mod 6: the successive levels of organisms consuming one another
trophic levels