Cellular Respiration formula
C6H12O6+6O2 ---> 6CO2+6H2O+energy(ATP)
Cellular Respiration Products
Carbon Dioxide, Water, and Energy (ATP)
Photosynthesis Formula
6C02+6H2O+light energy---> C6H12O6+6O2
Photosynthesis Products
Glucose and Oxygen
Cell Membrane
Provides a barrier between the inside and outside of cell
Chloroplast
Organelle in a plant cell that contains chlorophyll
Chlorophyll
A green pigment that absorbs light energy
Eukaryotic
A cell with a nucleus and organelles like plant and animal cells
Matter
Anything that takes up space
Mitochondria
Powerhouse of the cell (where energy is made)
Organic
Molecule that contains carbon
Prokaryotic
A cell with no nucleus or organelles like bacteria
Carbon Cycle
The exchange of carbon between the environment and living organisms
Cellular Respiration
The chemical process where cells use oxygen to make energy from food
Combustion
The burning of a substance like wood or fossil fuels
Decomposition
The breakdown of a substance into smaller molecules
Photosynthesis
The process of capturing the sun's energy and turning it into food
Processes that remove Carbon from the atmosphere
Photosynthesis and Ocean Intake
Process that adds carbon to atmosphere
Combustion, Decomposition, and Cellular Respiration
2 ways that reduce carbon in the atmosphere
Plant trees and stop using fossil fuels
Job of Decomposers
Break Down dead plants and animals while adding carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
Condensation
Change of state from a gas to a liquid
Denitrification
Process bacteria uses to change nitrates into nitrogen gas
Evaporation
Change of substance from a liquid to a gas
Infiltration
Water moves deep into soil
Nitrogen Fixation
Process bacteria uses to change nitrogen gas into nitrates
Precipitation
Any form of water that falls to Earth from the clouds
Transpiration
Process when plants release large amounts of water vapor
How do animals get Nitrogen?
By eating plants or by eating animals that eat plants
How does nitrogen get into soil?
Rain and lightning puts nitrogen into the soil
Job of Bacteria in soil
Changing nitrogen gas into nitrates or changing nitrates into nitrogen gas
Ground Water
Precipitation that seeps into the ground and stored in spaces
Runoff
Precipitation that runs from land to rivers and lakes
Biosphere
Part of Earth where life exists
Carrying Capacity
The largest population an environment can support
Coevolution
The change that takes place in 2 species because of there close interactions
Competition
An interaction where 2 or more species use the same limited resource
Ecology
Study of interactions of organisms and the environment
Food Web
A complicated, interconnected group of food chains
Limiting Factor
Resource that is so scarce that it limits the population size
Symbiosis
Close, long term relationship between 2 or more species
Abiotic
Nonliving parts of the enviroment
Biotic
The living parts of the enviroment
Community
All the populations living in a given area
Population
Group of the same species living in the same place
Producer
Organisms that use direct sunlight to make food
Consumer
Organisms that eat other organisms
Herbivore
Organisms that eat only plants
Omnivore
Organisms that eat both plants and animals
Carnivore
Organisms that eat only other animals
Primary Consumer
Also called a herbivore
Secondary Consumer
Also called a carnivore
Food Chain
Shows how energy flows from 1 organism to another
Energy Pyramid
Diagram that shows the ecosystem's loss of energy
Amount of energy transferred between levels
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Predator
The organism that eats the other organism
Parasite
Organism that feeds off the host
Mutualism
Symbiotic relationship when both organisms benefit
Commensalism
Symbiotic relationship between 1 organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Prey
The organism that is being eaten