Chapter 3: Ecology

region of Earth where life resides, combination of all ecosystems

organism that uses energy of sun to produce usable forms of energy

process by which producers use solar energy to convert to carbon dioxide and water into glucose

process by which cells unlock energy of chemical compounds

process which cells convert glucose/water/oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water

process by which cells convert glucose into energy in the absence of oxygen

organism that needs to get energy from consuming other organisms

consumer that eats producers

consumer that eats other consumers

carnivore that eats primary consumers

sequence of consumption from producers through tertiary consumers

complex model of how energy moves between trophic levels

successive levels of organisms consuming one another

carnivore that eats secondary consumers

organism that consumes dead animals

organism that breaks down dead tissue and waste into smaller particles

fungi/bacteria that convert organic matter into small elements that can be recycled back to the ecosystem

total amount of solar energy producers can capture with photosynthesis over a certain time

energy captured by producers minus energy producers respire

total mass of all living matter in an area

amount of biomass present in an ecosystem at a particular time

proportion of consumer energy that is passed from one trophic level to another

representation of distribution of biomass, numbers, energy among trophic levels

movements of matter within and between ecosystems