Ecosystem processes key words

1. Chemical containing minerals, normally applied to soil.
4. Green pigment that absorbs light for use in photosynthesis.
8. Organism that makes its own food using photosynthesis.
10. chain A diagram that shows the transfer of energy between organisms.
11. The collection of the different types of organism present in an ecosystem.
14. A type of respiration which involves reacting with oxygen.
16. Reaction performed by bacteria, using energy transferred from chemical reactions to produce glucose.
17. Chemical reaction used by microorganisms to convert glucose into ethanol, carbon dioxide, and energy.
18. Holes found on the bottom of the leaf that allow gases to diffuse in and out of the leaf.
19. Green organisms that perform photosynthesis and live underwater.
23. web A diagram showing a set of linked food chains.
25. A particular place or role that an organism has in an ecosystem.

2. The name given to the interaction between plants, animals, and their habitat in a particular location.
3. The process plants use to make their own food.
5. The substance in blood that carries oxygen around the body.
6. An animal that eats other animals.
7. The number of plants or animals of the same type that live in the same area.
9. The build up of toxic chemicals inside organisms in a food chain.
12. An animal that is eaten by another animal
13. The area in which an organism lives.
15. The way in which living organisms depend on each other to survive, grow, and reproduce.
20. A type of respiration that takes place without oxygen.
21. A lack of minerals, that causes poor growth.
22. Plants and animals living in the same habitat at the same time.
24. Organisms that eat other organisms as food.