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Ecology Vocab Set 2
Question | Answer |
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food web | A community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains |
Photosynthesis | Conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy. |
cellular respiration | Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen |
Matter | Anything that has mass and takes up space |
Energy | the ability to do work |
indicator | chemicals that change their appearance in different types of solutions |
Carbohydrates | chains of smaller molecules call sugars |
Protein | chains of smaller molecules called amino acids |
Fats | chains of smaller molecules called fatty acids |
Digestion | Breaking down food |
Decomposer | An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms |
Homeostasis | the ability of an organism to maintain constant internal conditions |
Cellular Organization | All living things are composed of one or more cells |
Metabolism | All of the chemical reactions that occur within an organism |
Reproduction | the production of offspring |
Growth and Development | increase in size and change shape |
Response to stimuli | React to changes in environment (temperature, humidity, light, gravity etc.) |
Evolution | The gradual change in a species over time |
Producer | An organism that can make its own food. |
Consumer | An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms |