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Biodiverse/ecosystem
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chemical energy | the energy that is stored in the bonds that hold atoms together. Chemical energy is found in batteries, wood, food |
| Input | the ingredients needed for photosynthesis |
| Producer | An organism that produces its own food |
| decomposer | a organism that brakes down dead organisms |
| comsumer | a organism that gets its food from other organisms |
| species | a single type of organism |
| population | a group of the same organism in the same given area |
| Biotic | Somthing that has or is living |
| Abiotic | Somthing that has never lived |
| Photosynthesis | The process of a plant making its own food |
| Organelle | The organs of a cell |
| Glucose | The sugar that plants make with photosynthesis |
| Reactant | The ingredients needed for photosynthesis |
| Output | The things made in photosynthesis |
| Byproduct | Waste |
| Law of conservation of energy | energy cannot be created or destroyed; it instead constantly converts to other forms of energy. |
| law of conservation of mass/matter | mass/matter cannot be created or destroyed; it instead converts back & forth between forms. |
| Detritivore | a type of decomposer ( centipedes & millipedes ) |