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LS - Inv. 1
Living Systems - Investigation 1
Term | Definition |
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Algae | A large plantlike group of water organisms that make their own food |
Atmosphere | The layer of gases surrounding Earth |
Bacteria | Microorganisms that act as decomposers |
Biosphere | A system of interacting living organisms on Earth |
Carnivore | An animal that eats other animals |
Compost | Decaying organic material |
Consumer | An organism that cannot make its own food. Consumers eat other organisms. |
Decomposer | An organism that breaks down plant and animal material into simple chemicals. |
Ecosystem | A community of organisms interacting with each other and with the nonliving enviornment |
Energy | What cells need to do work |
Food Chain | A description of the feeding relationships between organisms in an environment |
Food Web | The feeding relationships among all the organisms in an ecosystem. Arrows show the flow of matter and energy from one organism to another. |
Geosphere (Lithosphere) | Earth's core, mantle, and crust |
Herbivore | An animal that eats plants |
Hydrosphere | The interacting water on, under, and above Earth's surface |
Interact | To act upon one another |
Living | Alive |
Microorganism | Microscopic organisms such as bacteria and fungi |
Nonliving | Not alive |
Omnivore | An animal that eats plants and animals |
Predator | An animal that preys on other animals |
Producer | An organism, such as a plant or algae, that makes it's own food |
Recycle | To use again |
Redworm | An earthworm that lives on the surface of the soil |
Subsystem | A small system that is inside a larger system |
System | A collection of interacting parts |