Biology B16

Question 1

Producer

Answer 1

Producers are organisms that can produce biomass for themselves.

Question 2

Consumer

Answer 2

Organisms that consume other organisms.

Question 3

Predator

Answer 3

Something that eats other consumers

Question 4

Prey

Answer 4

Something that is eaten by predators

Question 5

Why must materiel in the living world be recycled?

Answer 5

Material in the living world must be recycled as it provides the building blocks for future life

Question 6

What chemicals are recycled?

Answer 6

Carbon dioxide is returned to the atmosphere and mineral ions are returned to the soil

Question 7

What is carbon dioxide used for?

Answer 7

Carbon dioxide is used by plants in photosynthesis

Question 8

Why is the water cycle important?

Answer 8

The water cycle is important as it provides water that plants need to grow and water for animals and humans to drink

Question 9

What is the role of photosynthesis in the carbon cycle?

Answer 9

Plants take in carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and use the carbon to make carbohydrates and proteins.

Question 10

What is the role of respiration in the carbon cycle?

Answer 10

Respiration is the process in which carbohydrates are converted to water and carbon dioxide, so that carbon is released again into the air.

Question 11

What is the role of combustion in the carbon cycle?

Answer 11

Combustion is when we dig up the fossil fuel and burn it, then what is left goes into the air starting the cycle again.