Ecosystem
Ecology Mash-Up
Photosynthesis
100
Define an ecosystem
Key words interactions, living and non-living, in a set area
100
Fungi are important _______ in an ecosystem:
A) Scavengers
B) Producers
C) Autotrophs
D) Decomposers
D) Decomposers
100
Plants increase/decrease the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere by conducting___________
decrease ; Photosynthesis
200
What are three types of ecosystems?
Natural (rainforest of desert)
Urban (city/town)
Agricultural (paddock)
200
Plants play a crucial role in the carbon cycle because they
absorbs carbon taking it out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis.
200
What are the reactants for photosynthesis
carbon dioxide and water
300
An agricultural ecosystem is classified by high/low diversity and is often called _____culture
low
monoculture
300
The Correct Sequence for a Food Chain is:
cow, Sun, Plant, Human
Sun - Plant- cow>Human
300
What two things are written on the arrow of a photosynthesis equation
Light (sunlight) and chlorophyll
400
The Water Cycle Includes the Following Phases:
A) Evaporation, Condensation, Combustion
B) Evaporation, Condensation, Transpiration
C) Evaporation, Combustion, Transpiration
D) Evaporation, Ammonification, Transpiration
B) Evaporation, Condensation, Transpiration
400
Give an example of prasitism - name the organism and the parasite that harms it
*
Dogs and Fleas
400
What can slow the rate of photosynthesis?
low light, low water, low temp, low chlorophyll
500
In the winter, plants grow much slower (you don't have to cut your grass!) Why? Cold temperatures will...
slow the enzymes down that do photosynthesis
500
BIOTIC Factors include:
Bacteria, Animals, Plants
500
Identify the products and reactants for this process.*
Reactants: H20 and CO2 Products: Oxygen and Glucose (Photosynthesis)