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What are photosynthetic organisms?
The producers of biomass for life on earthb
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Why are producers at the beginning of the food chain?
They produce glucose by photosynthesis
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What are the animals that eat producers called?
Primary consumers (HERBIVORES)
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What are the animals that eat primary consumers?
Secondary consumers ( Carnivores)
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What are the animals that eat secondary consumers?
Tertiary consumers (Carnivores)
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In the sea what are the producers? And on land what are the producers?
Algae , plants
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Primary consumers eat plants or algae why is this a problem?
Cellulose is difficult to digest
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What are consumers that eat other animals known as?
Predators
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What are consumers that are eaten?
Prey
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What happens in a stable community?
Number of predators rises and falls
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What do decomposes do?
Break down the waste and dead animals and plants
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What are the chemicals that make up living organisms?
Carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen
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Describe the decay cycle.
Producers, Consumers, decomposers , producers
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What are the ways the decay material reach the consumers?
Death + faeces
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What happens to the mineral ions that are decomposed by the decomposers?
Go into soil
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What happens to the carbon dioxide that are decomposed by the decomposers?
Goes into air
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Describe the water cycle?
Evaportion + transpiration and respiration go to water vapour. Rises and condenses, cools, precipitation, goes down into soil and back to sea
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What is percolation?
Water trickling through gaps in soils and rocks
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What in our body are made of carbon?
Main molecules, carbohydrates, proteins, fats and DNA
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Where is some carbon locked up?
In fossil fuels such as coal, oil and gas
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What are these known as?
Carbon sinks
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Where else is carbon found?
In limestone and chalk, dissolved in water
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What do plants use carbon dioxide for?
To make carbohydrates, proteins and fats via photosynthesis
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What happens during respiration?
Carbon dioxide is released, when they die carbon is released
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What happens when wood or fossil fuels are burnt?
Carbon dioxide is released
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Why is temperature important in decay?
Speed at which they decay, chemical reactions work better in warmer temp, slow down or stop if too cold, if too hot enzymes denature
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Why is moisture important in decay?
Grow faster in moist conditions, makes it easier to digest food, prevents drying out
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Why is oxygen important in decay?
Some are anaerobic, most are aerobic. Decay better in oxygen level good cause they need it
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What can the process of decay be used for?
Compost
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Why is the compost good?
Contains lots of nutrients , makes good fertiliser
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What happens when bacteria decompose waste material in anaerobic conditions?
They produce methane
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What is methane?
Flammable gas which can be used as fuel
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How can you produce methane as a fuel?
In biogas generators
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