Photosynthesis
The process by which plants (and some other organisms) use sunlight to make
their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
Ecosystem with very little rainfall, sparse vegetation, and extreme temperatures
What is a desert?
Organism that makes its own food
What is a producer?
The 5 things humans need to survive
What are food, water, shelter, sleep, and human connection?
What is a food web?
Sunlight, water, carbon dioxide
What are the components of photosynthesis?
The variety of life in an ecosystem
What is biodiversity?
Where producers get their energy from
What is the sun?
The role humans play in the food web
What is a consumer?
Soil, water, space, sun, and air
What are a plants needs for survival and growth?
A type of sugar that plants use for energy
What is glucose?
Any body of water with low-salt content; includes lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams
What is a freshwater ecosystem?
What an arrow represents in a food chain or web
What is the transfer of energy?
Help us breathe by giving us oxygen
What are plants?
A mimic of natural photosynthesis to produce energy and reduce carbon dioxide levels
What is artificial photosynthesis?
The waste product of the photosynthesis process
What is oxygen?
The two types of factors of organisms in an ecosystem
What are biotic and abiotic factors?
Amount of energy lost at each trophic level
What is 10%?
Water and air
What are the two needs plants and animals have in common?
The process responsible for balancing oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere
What is photosynthesis?
Green chemical that absorbs sunlight
What is chlorophyll?
Clean air, soil, food, and water
What does biodiversity promote?
Decomposers use this to break down dead organisms and release nutrients into the ecosystem
What are enzymes?
Plants and other organisms found in ecosystems that help us stay healthy and prevent diseases
What is medicine?
This organism uses accessory pigments to capture different wavelength of light