Energy Study Guide
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nataliefittsy on October 17, 2010
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 examples of decomposers | bacteria and mushrooms |
| example of producer | grass |
| example of consumers | rabbit and wolf |
| decomposers job in a food web | complete the breakdown of organic nutrients and return inorganic nutrients to the soil or water, where they can be reused |
| type of organism that would have the greatest amount of living matter | plants |
| type of organism greatest in number | bacteria |
| where energy originates | sun |
| ATP provides the energy for | cellular growth, reproduction, removing waste, taking in nutrients in cells, movement, cell division |
| examples of producers | grass and trees |
| example of primary consumer | rabbit |
| example of secondary consumer | bear |
| during a chemical reaction, cells lose energy in what form | heat |
| three organisms that could be classified as consumers | owls, rabbits, snakes |
| as free energy decreases, entropy () | increases |
| as free energy increases, entropy () | decreases |
| in any interaction where energy is changed from one form to another, there is always () | energy lost |
| as energy makes its wa up the food pyramid, there is always () of it available for the next level | less |
| the closer to the sun, the () energy available | more |
| primary consumers | herbivores |
| secondary consumers | carnivores, omnivores |
| example of decreased free energy and increased entropy | ashes from burnt log contain less free energy than in the original log (ashes are messy) |
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