Week 1 Q4K ¦ Geography Cycle 2 Flashcards
What is an ecosystem?
A community of plants and animals within the environment in which they live.
What is biotic?
Living things e.g plants and animals.
What is abiotic?
Non-living things e.g soil and climate
What is the nutrient cycle?
How nutrients are stored and flow in an ecosystem
What is a producer?
An organism that uses sunlight to produce food.
What is a consumer?
An organism that gets energy by eating producers or other consumers.
What is a decomposer?
An organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead matter.
What is a interpendence?
When each part of the ecosystem depends on others.
What is a food chain/webs?
The interaction between producers, consumers, and decomposers within an ecosystem.
What is photosynthesis?
A process by which green plants turn sunlight into plant growth.
