Vocab1
Vocab 2
Photosynthesis
Diagrams
Fast Facts
100
Plants need this gas molecule in order to do photosynthesis
carbon dioxide (CO2)
100
all the related food chains in an ecosystem
food web
100
What organisms in an ecosystem perform photosynthesis?
producers (plants)
100
According to this food chain, what is the grasshopper considered?
Primary consumer
100
All food chains begin with this
producer (plants)
200
the sequence of transfers of matter and energy in the form of food from organism to organism is called what?
food chain
200
Give an example of a decomposer
fungi, mushrooms, worms
200
What are the reactants of photosynthesis?
energy from the sun, carbon dioxide, and water
200
According to this picture, the owl is considered what?
Tertiary consumer (apex predator)
200
The organism at the top of any food chain, food web, or energy pyramid is known as this
apex predator
300
an organism that makes its own food energy
producers
300
an organism that eats plants in order to get energy
primary consumer (herbivore also acceptable)
300
What are the products of photosynthesis?
oxygen and glucose
300
According to this food web, which organism is the apex predator?
The hawk/bird
300
In an ecosystem, only 10% of energy is passed on to each trophic level. The other 90% is lost as what?
HEAT
400
an animal that eats other animals in order to get energy
secondary consumer
400
the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose
photosynthesis
400
Photosynthesis occurs where?
the chloroplasts of plant cells
400
According to this diagram, what organism is the tertiary consumer?
The monkey
400
What organism is missing from this diagram?
decomposer
500
Give an example of a BIOTIC factor in an ecosystem
plant, animal, human, fungi
500
all of the non-living things in an ecosystem such as wind, rocks, and the sun is known as _____ ___________.
abiotic factor
500
Give the specific name for the energy storage molecule (food) produced during photosynthesis
Glucose
500
According to this food web, which organism is the apex predator?
Lion
500
Name one thing a decomposer does
Breaks down dead matter, recycles nutrients to the soil, prevents waste build-up