Yuto Flashcards
The process by witch producers use trapped energy from the sun to make food
Photosynthesis
A green pigment found in producers that traps the energy of the sun during photosynthesis
Chlorphyll
The process by witch an organisms obtains energy by breaking down high-energy foods, such as sugar and starch
Cellular respiration
A network of interconnected food chains in a ecosystem
Food web
A model that shows how food energy passes from organisms to organisms
Food chain
A model used by ecologists to show how many organisms are at each level in a food chain; there are many producers at the bottom of a pyramid, and a fewer organisms at the top
Pyramid of numbers
The transfer of energy that begins with the Sun and passes from one organisms to the next in a food chain
Energy flow
The carnivore at the end of a food chain
Top consumer
Photosynthesis
The process by witch producers use trapped energy from the sun to make food
Chlorophyll
A green pigment found in producers that traps the energy of the sun during photosynthesis
Cellular respiration
The process by witch an organisms obtains energy by breaking down high-energy foods, such as sugar and starch
Food web
A network of interconnected food chains in a ecosystem
Food chain
A model that shows how food energy passes from organisms to organisms
Pyramid of numbers
A model used by ecologists to show how many organisms are at each level in a food chain; there are many producers at the bottom of a pyramid, and a fewer organisms at the top
Energy flow
The transfer of energy that begins with the Sun and passes from one organisms to the next in a food chain
Carbon cycle
A model showing how carbon is used and re-used through out ecosystems
A model showing how carbon is used and re-used through out ecosystems
Carbon cycle
Water cycle
The continuous movement of water through the environment; the water cycle consists of evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation
The continuous movement of water through the environment; the water cycle consists of evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation
Water cycle
Evaporation
The process in a which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor; for example, liquid water evaporate to become water vapor
The process in a which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor; for example, liquid water evaporate to become water vapor
Evaporation
Transpiration
The process in which water that is taken in through a plant’s roots evaporates from the plant’s leaves, stem, and flowers
The process in which water that is taken in through a plant’s roots evaporates from the plant’s leaves, stem, and flowers
Transpiration
Condensation
The process in which a gas or vapor changes in state to become liquid; for example, water vapor condenses into liquid water
The process in which a gas or vapor changes in state to become liquid; for example, water vapor condenses into liquid water
Condensation
Precipitation
The process in which tiny droplets inside clouds combine to form large drops which fall to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail; also, the water {in liquid or solid state} that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail
The process in which tiny droplets inside clouds combine to form large drops which fall to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail; also, the water {in liquid or solid state} that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail
Precipitation
Ground Water
The water contained in Earth’s crust
The water contained in Earth’s crust
Ground Water
Run-off
Water that runs along the surface of the grounds into lakes and rivers
Water that runs along the surface of the grounds into lakes and rivers
Run-off
Pollution
A collective term for the different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment through human activities
A collective term for the different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment through human activities
Pollution
Pollutant
A material that causes pollution
A material that causes pollution
Pollutant
Bioaccumulation
The accumulation of pollutants in organisms through the levels of a food chain, so that organisms higher up the food chain have higher levels of pollutants
The accumulation of pollutants in organisms through the levels of a food chain, so that organisms higher up the food chain have higher levels of pollutants
Bioaccumulation
Limiting Factor
Any living or non-living factor that controls the number of individuals in a population
Any living or non-living factor that controls the number of individuals in a population
Limiting Factor
Carrying Capacity
The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time
The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time
Carrying Capacity
Global Warning
The steady increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere
The steady increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere
Global Warning
Ecological Succession
The gradual change in the make-up of a biological community over time
The gradual change in the make-up of a biological community over time
Ecological Succession
Top Consumer
The carnivore at the end of a food chain
