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Ecosystem Review

Terms in this set (21)

sun
Where does stored energy in plants come from?
Photosynthesis
the process plants use to make sugar for food
Photosynthesis process
Chlorophyll captures sunlight. The plant uses this energy, carbon dioxide and water to make sugar and oxygen.
Oxygen
given off during photosynthesis
store food
how trees survive during the winter when they lose their leaves
cellular respiration
Process in which cells break down sugar to release energy
carbon dioxide
organisms give off during cellular respiration
producers
make their own food for energy
consumers
cannot make their own food and get energy by eating other organisms
food chain
series of steps in an ecosystem in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten. starts with a producer
food web
a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains. All start with a producer
predator
An animal that hunts other animals for food
prey
an animal that is hunted and killed by another for food
environment
the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
fast changes to the environment
hurricanes, floods, fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes
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