Waste Materials From Plants And Animals Flashcards
0
Q
Which process releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
A
Respiration.
1
Q
List three conditions required by microorganisms for decay.
A
Warm, moist and plenty of oxygen.
2
Q
Give two ways in which energy is lost from a food chain.
A
Heat loss
Waste
3
Q
What do we call the mass if living material in a population?
A
Biomass
4
Q
What does decay mean?
A
To rot or decompose.
5
Q
What does aerobic mean?
A
With oxygen.
6
Q
What does carbon cycle mean?
A
The constant recycling of carbon though the process in life, death and decay.
7
Q
What does photosynthesis mean?
A
The chemical process that uses light energy to produce glucose in green plants.
8
Q
What does detritus mean?
A
Organic material from dead and decomposing plants and animals.
