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7th Grade Unit 2
Food Chain/Web
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Photosynthesis | The process where plants transform radiant energy from the sun in to chemical energy in glucose |
| Chlorophyll | The pigment that gives plants it's green color. |
| Stomata | The place on a plant where gas exchange takes place |
| Transpiration | Plants release water vapor into the atmosphere |
| Chloroplast | The part of a plants cell where photosynthesis takes place |
| Glucose | A simple sugar made by plants during photosynthesis |
| Trophic Level | A level in a food web where all organisms have the same role |
| Biomass | the total amount of living organisms (plants and animals) in an area |
| Producer | organisms that make their own food through photosynthesis |
| Consumer | Organisms that must eat other organisms to get energy |
| Decomposer | organisms that break down dead plants and animals and put nutrients back into the soil |
| Respiration | The process where plants turn glucose into usable energy |