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S1 Environment & You
Bella ecological course
Question | Answer |
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What is a producer? | A green plant that makes its own food by photosynthesis. |
What is a consumer? | An organism that gets its energy by eating another organism. |
What is a herbivore? | An animal that eats plants. |
What is a carnivore? | An animal that eats other animals. |
What is an omnivore? | An animal that eats both plants AND animals. |
What are quadrats used to sample? | Plants |
How many quadrats fit in an area ten metres squared? | 40 |
What is the name of the piece of equipment used to sample soil insects? | Pitfall trap. |
What are the names of the 3 processes that affect atmospheric carbon dioxide levels? | Respiration, combustion and Photosynthesis. |
What is the name for the process that all plants and animals do? | Respiration |
What is the name for the process that only plants plants do? | Photosynthesis |
What are the names of the processes that ADD carbon dioxide to the atmosphere? | Respiration and combustion. |
What is the name of the process that reduces the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? | Photosynthesis |
What is the name of the chemical that plants absorb through their roots which aids their growth? | Nitrates |
What do plants turn nitrate into? | Protein |
What do all living things need protein for? | Growth and repair of tissues. |