Definitions
any substance that has mass and volume
What is Matter
Joseph Priestly performed an experiment with a mouse in a jar and discovered this substance.
What is Oxygen?
Positively charged
What is a proton?
Fossil fuels or plant matter are burned
What is combustion?
Trees, grass, flowers, algae
What are producers'?
The smallest part of a substance that cannot be broken down chemically
C6H12O6 represents what
The gasoline that is used to power cars contains this kind of energy
What is Potential?
This part of the CARBON cycle results in the production of coal and oil
What is Burial?
What is arrows?
A group of atoms that are bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction
What is a molecule?
Jan Ingenhousz discovered that one of the components of photosynthesis when he observed bubbles of oxygen being released from aquatic plants. The plants needed this environmental condition.
What is sunlight?
No charge
What is a neutron?
When water runs off across land, eventually entering a river or lake
What is runoff?
Frog, bird, fox
What is a secondary consumer?
energy of motion (anything that is moving)
What is Kinetic Energy?
Plants get most of their mass from this as they grow from seeds
What is Carbon Dioxide in the air? (Also will accept Carbon)
Orbit the Nucleus
What is an electron?
A plant absorbs ammonia and nitrate from the soil through its roots
What is uptake?
Owl, Haw, Fox, Mountain Lion
What is a tertiary / apex predator?
A complex network of interconnected food chains within an ecosystem
What is a food web?
This equation represents this
C6H12O6 + 6O2 -> 6CO2 + 6H2O
What is cellular respiration?
Hangs out with protons and determines the mass of an atom
What is a neutron?
A chemical process that is used to convert atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia and nitrates
What is Abiotic Fixation
Grasshopper, squirrel, mouse, rabbit
What is a primary consumer?