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Cellular respiration |
The process that releases energy that comes from carbs and other energy-rich organic molecules. This energy is used to function and move basically |
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Photosynthesis |
This process stores energy-rich molecules which will be used by cellular respiration. This process uses the sun's light energy to chemically convert carbon into carbs such as sugars and starches. |
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Producers and consumers |
Producers are known as autotrophs meaning "self-feeders." Since they are able to use the Sun's energy to produce food for themselves. Organisms incapable of making their own energy-rich molecules are cakes heterotrophs meaning "other-feeders." These organisms consume other organisms to get this energy like other autotrophs or heterotrophs |
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Albedo |
Describes the amount of reflected energy |
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Chemosynthesis |
Is a process used by organisms underwater which cannot access sunlight. Instead of having oxygen as a byproduct like in photosynthesis this process produces sulphuric acid |
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Primary consumers |
These are consumers that are first in line to eat the plants or other producers hence the word primary |
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Secondary consumers |
The ones to eat primary consumers |
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Tertiary consumers |
These consumers eat the secondary consumers |
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Decomposers |
Organism which breaks down materials causing that material to start a decomposing process |
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Tropic level |
The levels in which the organisms at each level show the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional value when compared to the primary source of energy |
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Food chain |
Shows flow of energy between a set of animals in the ecosystem and in a straight line. The arrows go upwards and the producer is eaten by the primary consumer then the secondary consumer eats the primary consumer and so on |
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Food web |
Much more complex than a food chain which is in a straight line and is only talking about a set of animals. The web links many organisms to create multiple food chains which are connected making a food web |
