Stuff Continued Part 2
the process of producing cellular energy involving oxygen
What is... Aerobic Respiration
a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole
What is... Organisms
relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations
What is... Biotic
an animal that feeds primarily or exclusively on animal matter
What is... Carnivores
heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus
What is... Detritus feeders/Detritivores
allows the production of a small amount of ATP without oxygen
What is ... Anaerobic Respiration/Fermentation
the whole number of people or inhabitants in a country or region
What is... Populations
an organism that can produce its own food using light, water, carbon dioxide, or other chemicals
What is... Producers/Autotrophs
organisms that feed on primary consumers for nutrients and energy
What is... Secondary Consumers
graphical model of energy flow in a community, the different levels represent different groups of organisms that might compose a food chain
What is... Pyramid of Energy
a unified body of individuals
What is... Communities
synthesis of chemical compounds with the aid of radiant energy and especially light
What is... Photosynthesis
an animal that obtains its nutrition by eating primary consumers and secondary consumers
What is... Tertiary Consumers
the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere
What is... Greenhouse Effect
the complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
What is... Ecosystems
is known as a consumer in the food chain
What is... Consumers/Heterotrophs
an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin
What is... Omnivores
a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments
What is... Ecology
physical rather than biological; not derived from living organisms
What is... Abiotic
are animals that eat primary producers
What is... Herbivores/Primary Consumers
an organism, especially a soil bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate, that decomposes organic material
What is ... Decomposers