Vocabulary
All living factors in an ecosystem
Biotic Factors
The continuous movement of water on, above, and below the Earth's surface
water cycle
Organisms that create their own food
Producers
This formula represents what C6H12O6
glucose
a metabolic process where cells break down glucose to produce energy in the form of ATP
cellular respiration
The amount of organisms an ecosystem can support without causing damage to the ecosystem
carrying capacity
This process describes the movement and transformation of this element through the Earth’s atmosphere, lithosphere, and biosphere
oxygen cycle
sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy are transferred when one organism consumes another
food chain
Photosynthesis occurs in this organelle
chloroplasts
The process of breaking down glucose for energy without the presence of oxygen
Anaerobic Respiration
An environmental resource or condition that restricts growth
limiting factors
the biogeochemical cycle where this element passes through the lithosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere
phosphorus cycle
Organisms that break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the environment
decomposers
a green pigment within the chloroplast. Absorbs light energy.
Chlorophyll
This occurs within the cytoplasm
glycolysis
When one organism benefits off of another while causing harm
parasitism
The biogeochemical cycle where this element moves through different chemical forms in the atmosphere, soil, water, and living organisms
nitrogen cycle
Model that illustrates the feeding relationships between different species in an ecosystem
food web
Plants capture light energy from the sun and transform it into chemical energy stored within sugar molecules
energy conversion
Cellular respiration that occurs in the presence of oxygen
Aerobic Respiration
The role an organism plays in its ecosystem, including its interactions with all biotic and abiotic factors
niche
The biogeochemical process in which these atmos move through different reservoirs on Earth, including the atmosphere, biosphere, and geosphere
carbon cycle
Carnivores that eat other carnivores
tertiary consumers
Where light energy is converted into chemical energy in the form of ATP
What are light dependent reactions
A specific type of anaerobic respiration where an organic molecule is used as the final electron acceptor
fermentation