Environmental Science Quarter 2

Front

The passage of energy in a one-way direction in an ecosystem.

Back

Energy Flow

Front

It enters an ecosystem as RADIANT ENERGY as sunlight is trapped, absorbed, and used by producers during PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

Back

Energy

Front

It is transformed into chemical energy which is stored within the chemical bonds of the food molecules produced.

Back

Radiant / Light Energy

Front

When an organism is eaten or consumed by another organism, the stored _______ energy is transferred

Back

Chemical

Front

All activities of a living cell or organism require _______.

Back

Energy

Front

Whenever energy is used to perfom _________ work, some is converted to HEAT and dispersed into the environment.

Back

Biological

Front

Energy is necessary to carry on the metabolic activities necessary for ______, ________, and _________.

Back

Growth

Repair

Maintenance

Front

A type of energy flow in which energy from food passes from one organism to the next in sequence.

Back

Food Chain

Front

__________ from the beginning of the food chain, capture the sun's energy through PHOTOSYNTHESIS.

Back

Producers

Front

They eat plants, obtaining the chemical energy of the producer's molecules.

Back

Herbivores (and Omnivores)