Lecture Review Flashcards

These flashcards cover key concepts in biology, focusing on ecosystems, photosynthesis, and related terms to aid in exam preparation.

Photosynthesis

The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

Chlorophyll

A green pigment found in plants that is crucial for photosynthesis.

Cellular respiration

The process in which cells convert glucose and oxygen into energy, carbon dioxide, and water.

Ecosystem

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

Biodiversity

The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

Food chain

A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

Habitat

The natural home or environment of an organism.

Biotic factors

Living components of an ecosystem that affect other organisms.

Abiotic factors

Non-living chemical and physical parts of the environment affecting living organisms.

Climate

The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.