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Where do primary consumers get the carbon from?
Eating plants
what is a ecosystem ?
a large community of living organisms
What is Precipitation ?
the amount of water that falls to earth
What do Heterotrophs do
Organisms that rely on other organisms for their energy
What is a food web ?
A network of complex feeding relationships among the various organisms
What molecule do trees get their carbon from ?
Carbon Dioxide
What is a biome ?
an area classified according to the species that live in that location.
What is transpiration ?
loss of water from a plant
Whats an example of a consumer
An animal that eats plants
What Is a pionner species
species that are the first to colonize newly created environments
What is a primary consumer ?
an animal that feeds on plants
What is Biotic factor ?
Living Factors that influence an ecosystem
What does runoff mean ?
the flow of water
What do decomposers do ?
Breaks down dead matter
what is a primary succession ?
succession that occurs on the surface where no soil exists
Where do secondary consumers get their carbon from?
Eating meat
What is a Abiotic factor
temperature light or water
What is energy flow
The flow of energy through an ecosystem
What is a parasite ?
A parasite is an organism that lives on or in a host
What is secondary succession ?
following a disturbance that destroys a community
What process removes carbon from the atmosphere?
Photosynthesis
What is evaporation ?
process of becoming a vapor liquid to a gas
What do autotrophs do ?
Captures energy from sunlight or chemicals
What is a food chain
A food chain is a series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten.
What is a energy pyramid
A diagram that shows the amount of energy or matter contained within each trophic level in a food chain/web