Vocabulary
H2O is the chemical formula for what liquid?
Water
What does "ACR" stand for?
How do plants create the food they need?
using photosynthesis
What does "bio" in bio mass mean?
Living
CO2 is the chemical formula for what gas that's found in the air?
Carbon Dioxide
What is needed for ACR to happen?
Glucose and Oxygen
What does photosynthesis create?
Glucose/sugars and oxygen
What is biomass?
The mass of matter produced by organisms in an ecosystem.
What is a producer?
An organism that can create its own food.
What does ACR release from glucose?
energy
What is needed for photosynthesis to occur?
Carbon dioxide, water, and sunlight
Why is photosynthesis important for biomass to increase?
It creates glucose that plants and consumers need to eat.
A calorie measures...
energy
What is created from ACR? Glucose + Oxygen turns in to what?
Carbon dioxide (CO2), water (H2O), and usable energy.
What is the chemical equation for photosynthesis?
CO2 + H2O + sunlight -> Glucose (C6H12O6) + O2
Why is ACR important for increasing biomass?
It is used to turn glucose into usable energy. Without ACR, many plants and animals could not grow.
Why do producers create glucose/sugar?
To use as food for itself.
Why would our lives stop if ACR didn't exist?
We wouldn't have energy to do anything
Why does ACR require photosynthesis?
It relies on the glucose and oxygen from photosynthesis.
How is mass different from weight?
Mass = how much of something there is.
Weight = how heavy something is.