Flow of Matter
Is sunlight made of matter?
No, it's energy
This type of ecosystem is known for being extremely hot and dry.
Desert
What do we call a living thing that can make it's own food?
A Producer
What is the original source of energy for nearly all of Earth's organisms?
The Sun
Organism that cannot use the suns energy to make food.
Hetetroph
What do we call the transfer of food energy between organisms in an ecosystem?
Food Chain
This type of ecosystem is known for being very cold and dry.
Tundra
What do we call a living thing that must eat other living things for food?
A Consumer
Organism that uses light energy from the sun to produce food?
Autotroph
The green pigment inside the chloroplast that absorbs light from photosynthesis.
Chlorophyll
What do we call a group of food chains that overlap?
Food Web
This type of ecosystem is known for it's open spaces and lack of trees.
Grassland
True or False
Some invasive species have no effect on their new environment.
False
______ are the first step of the food chain.
Plants
What is the main source of energy for most ecosystems?
The Sun
Name the two ingredients (types of matter) all plants need to live.
Water & Carbon Dioxide
The process of changing light energy to chemical energy?
Photosynthesis
What do we call an animal that feeds on dead plants and animals?
A Scavenger
What do the arrows show in a food web?
The direction energy moves
What is the term for organisms that consume only plants?
Herbivores
What do we call a diagram that shows how energy is lost at each level in a food chain?
Energy Pyramid
This is the name given to the consumer that sits at the end of a food chain.
Apex Predator
What do we call a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead organisms and wastes in simpler substances?
A Decomposer
An elongated cell organelle containing chlorophyll where photosynthesis takes place.
Chloroplast
The net movement of particles from an area of HIGH concentration to an area of LOW concentration.
DIFFUSION