Plants
Where do plants get their energy?
The sun
True or False:
All animals use cellular respiration to get energy.
True!
What process do plants and some other organisms go through to make food from sunlight?
Photosynthesis
An organism that breaks down the (dead) remains of plants and animals.
Decomposer
Which part /parts of the Biodome was/were abiotic?
Air, Producers, Consumers, Decomposers, Dead matter
Air
What 3 things does a plant need to go through photosynthesis?
water, carbon dioxide, sunlight
How do animals get their energy?
By eating plants or other animals
What is the equation for photosynthesis?
Carbon dioxide + Water + Sunlight = Glucose + Oxygen
Matter in an ecosystem that is alive. Ex: Animals, Plants, Bacteria, Fungi.
Biotic Matter
Which organelle is responsible for carrying out the process of cellular respiration? What is its nick name?
Mitochondria, the power house of the cell.
Which two things do plants produce through photosynthesis?
A. oxygen B. carbon dioxide C. chlorophyll D. glucose
A. Oxygen
D. Glucose
Name the consumer that ONLY eats plants.
Herbivore
True or False:
Consumers use the sun's energy to make their own food.
False, consumers either eat plants or other animals to get their energy.
Matter in an ecosystem that is not alive. Ex Rock, Water, Air.
Abiotic Matter
True or False?
In a closed ecosystem, the amount of carbon in the system never changes.
True, it moves from one part to another but the total amount stays the same.
True or False?
Plants go through both photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
True!
Name the consumer that ONLY eats meat.
Carnivore
What is the equation for cellular respiration?
Oxygen + Glucose = Water + Carbon Dioxide + Energy
A molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive.
Energy Storage Molecule
What happens when one part of an ecosystem runs out of carbon?
The other parts will die off over time.
Which plant organelle is mainly responsible for capturing sunlight and carrying out photosynthesis.
Chloroplast
If a rabbit is a primary consumer, what is the wolf that eats the rabbit called?
Secondary Consumer
What is the function of decomposers?
Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil and carbon into the air.
Is the cycle in which carbon travels through the different parts of an ecosystem.
Carbon Cycle
What were the two mistakes the Econauts made that led to the failure of the biodome?
1. No worms.
2. They buried all their dead matter.