Photosynthesis & You
This gas is taken in by plants during photosynthesis.
What is Carbon Dioxide
Name a type of organism that gets energy directly from the Sun.
What is Producer
hese organisms break down dead matter and recycle nutrients back into the soil.
What are decomposers?
This type of chart is commonly used to show the flow of energy between organisms in an ecosystem.
What is a food web?
This process, caused by excessive carbon dioxide, is warming the planet.
What is climate change or global warming?
The energy for photosynthesis comes from this source.
What is the sun
In a food chain, these organisms break down dead matter and recycle nutrients.
What is decomposers
The process by which decomposers return carbon to the atmosphere is called ____.
What is cellular respiration
f a graph shows a sharp decline in a predator population, what is a likely cause?
What is a decrease in prey or habitat loss?
Cutting down large areas of forests is called ____.
What is deforestation?
What are the two main products of photosynthesis?
HINT! two types of EMS (Energy Storage Molecules)
What is oxygen and glucose
What would happen if all primary consumers in an ecosystem disappeared?
What is a collapse of higher trophic levels and overgrowth of producers?
Fungi and bacteria play a crucial role in ecosystems because they do this.
What is break down dead plants and animals into nutrients?
A table displays oxygen levels in a pond before and after an algae bloom. What trend would you expect?
What is a decrease in oxygen due to decomposition of dead algae?
What happens to ocean life when too much plastic pollution accumulates?
What is animals mistake it for food, get tangled, or suffer from toxins?
If photosynthesis stopped, what would happen to life on Earth?
What is a lack of oxygen and food, leading to mass extinction?
Why are decomposers considered a crucial part of the food web?
What is because they recycle nutrients back into the soil or water?
Without decomposers, what would happen to the amount of available nutrients in the ecosystem?
What is a decrease, leading to soil depletion and plant die-off?
Scientists measure carbon dioxide levels in a forest ecosystem over a year. When would levels be highest?
What is during the night or winter when photosynthesis decreases?
Name one way humans can help restore damaged ecosystems.
What is reforestation, reducing pollution, or protecting wildlife?
Why do leaves change color in the fall?
What is because chlorophyll breaks down, revealing other pigments?
Give one example of how matter cycles between living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem.
What is the carbon cycle
How do decomposers help maintain the balance of carbon in ecosystems?
What is by breaking down organic matter and releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
Scientists measure oxygen levels in a pond before and after a large fish die-off. What type of graph would best show changes over time?
What is Line Graph
How does burning fossil fuels contribute to climate change?
What is by releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide that trap heat in the atmosphere?