Biology Flashcards
(31 cards)
Why is the leaf green?
Green pigment in the chlorophyll which is in the chloroplast
Plants and algae are….
Producers
What do plants and algae use to make their OWN food?
Sunlight
Plants and algae use …… to make glucose
Carbon dioxide
Plants and algae use …… to make oxygen
Energy
Anaerobic respiration is ……. oxygen
Without
The equation for anaerobic respiration is ….
Glucose —-> energy + lactic acid
Aerobic respiration is ….. Oxygen
With
The equation for aerobic respiration is….
Glucose + oxygen —-> energy + lactic acid
Energy is lost by …. in food chains/webs
Breathing, moving etc.
Bioaccumulation is …..
The chemicals which are passed down the food chain (insect chemicals etc.)
A niche is ….
A particular role or place that an organism (plant or animal) has within an ecosystem.
Interdependence is….
The way in which organism (plant or animal) depend on each other (grow and reproduce)
A habitat is ….
A place where plants or animals live
A carnivore is ….
A meat eating animal
A producer is ….
A green plant which makes its own food by photosynthesis
A herbivore is ….
An animal that only eats plants
A consumer is ….
An animal that feeds on plants or other animals
Biomass is …..
Only from a plant
Food chains show ….
What an organism eats and shows the transfer of energy between organism
Food webs show …..
Different food chains joined together.
Plants get magnesium and calcium from …..
Their roots which are in the soil
Chemosynthesis is …
Chemical reactions used to make glucose with out oxygen and light and is used by bacteria
The equation for photosynthesis
Carbon dioxide + water —-> glucose + oxygen
