Vocabulary
What does the term reactant and product mean?
Reactant: ingredients needed to begin the reaction
Product: ingredients that are produced by the reaction
What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
Carbon Dioxide, and water.
What are the reactants of cellular respiration?
Oxygen, and sugar.
The energy that is found in food was once energy from.....
The Sun!
How would you classify humans? Why type of consumers are humans?
Omnivores!
What are the products of photosynthesis?
Oxygen, and sugar.
What are the products of cellular respiration?
Carbon dioxide, and water.
What does a food web show?
Shows the transfer of energy.
What is another name for a primary consumer?
Primary Consumer: herbivore: consumers that eat only plants
Plants store their energy as: ______________
sugar!
Animals depend on energy from plants for...
(HINT: 4 functions essential to survival)
Warmth
Movement
Growth
Body repair
Why is a food web helpful?
Helpful bc it is a visual image that allows you to easily view the transfer of energy in an ecosystem.
What is another name for a secondary consumer?
(HINT: there are 2 correct answers to this question!)
Secondary Consumer: carnivore: are consumers that eat only other animals
Secondary consumers can also be omnivores!
Where do plants get the materials they need for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide from AIR
Water from their roots
Where do animals get the materials they need for cellular respiration?
Oxygen from the air, and sugar from their food.
What term describes the process where dead plants and animals break down into smaller pieces, turning them back into nutrients that help new life grow.
Decomposition