Environment: The Science Behind The Stories Chapters 3 and 4 Notes Questions and Answers

Another name for producer. - -Autotroph -Another name for Consumer. - -Heterotroph -Another name for herbivore. - -Primary Consumer -Example of ecosystem with distinctive boundaries. - -Caves and lakes -What is difficult to determine about ecosystems? - -Where one ecosystem stops and the next begins -Even though it is helpful to distinguish between two different ecosystems, ecosystems interact with what? - -Other ecosystems -Example of large ecosystem. - -The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, because it includes the land within Yellowstone National Park and many adjacent properties. -Example of small ecosystem. - -Rain-filled tree hole, because it houses a diversity of microbes and aquatic insects. -Aerobic respiration - -Process by which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water. -Anaerobic respiration - -Process by which cells convert glucose into energy in the absence of oxygen. -Respiration - -Process by which organisms convert glucose and oxygen into water and carbon dioxide, releasing the energy needed to live, grow, and reproduce. -All organism, includin