Photosynthesis
___________ is the process in which plants take in CO2, water, and sunlight to turn it into oxygen and glucose.
Photosynthesis
What is a producer?
An organism that creates food for itself through natural processes.
Energy in a food web can always be traced back to the ________
sun
Symbiosis is another word for _____________
relationship
mac n cheeese
The "special sugar" plants make is called...
glucose
What is a consumer?
An organism that relies on eating other animals in order to survive.
Where do herbivores get their energy?
from producers/plants
What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when only one organism benefits?
Parasitism
Name one effective way you can study for the test tomorrow.
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_________ are organisms that perform photosynthesis.
a. Consumers
b. producers
b. producers
What is a decomposer?
An organism that gets energy through dead matter or decaying organisms.
Grass ---- rabbit ---- snake ---- hawk
Where does the snake get its energy?
a. from consuming herbivores
b. from consuming carnivores
a. from consuming herbivores
When remora fish swim along side and eat the scraps of sharks, this would be an example of __________.
Commensalism
Which region of the United States did we start learning about this week?
Grass --- cow --- coyote --- bear
Which organism above performs photosynthesis?
grass
Grass ---- cow ---- coyote ---- bear ---- mushrooms
Which organism above breaks down dead matter/organisms?
mushrooms
Which organsism below relies DIRECTLY on the sun for energy?
a. mouse
b. cactus
c. hawk
b. cactus
Which type of symbiotic relationship occurs between spider crabs and algae? (think of the OST question yesterday)
Mutualism
How many years are in a decade?
10
Fill in the blanks:
_______ + sunlight + water = _______ + oxygen
CO2, glucose
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What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?
A food web is a mixture of multiple food chains.
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Give one example of commensalism that has NOT been said yet!
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Poison dart frogs rely on insects as their main food source. Describe at least ONE thing that could happen if the insect population drastically went down. (No, you can't say the frogs will die or go extinct)
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