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ecosystem
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abiotic matter | matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem such as air water and rocks. |
| biotic matter | matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem |
| photosynthesis | the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose (an energy storage molecules) |
| ecosystem | all the living and non-living things interacting in a particular area |
| energy storage molecule | a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy needed to survive |
| system | a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole |
| carbon | a type of atom (a tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules |
| carbon dioxide | a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms |
| cellular respiration | the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells |
| producer | an organisms that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose) |
| consumer | an organisms that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat) |
| decomposer | an organisms that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter |
| connect | to link two more things |
| atom | the tiny pieces that all matter all the stuff in the world is made of |
| biodome | a closed ecosystem made by humans |
| chloroplasts | a part of a cell where photosynthesis happens |
| fat | a type of energy storage molecule |
| glucose | a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms |
| glycogen | a type of energy storage molecule |
| mitochondrion | the part of the cell where cellular respiration happens |
| molecules | a group of atoms joined together in a particular way |
| organism | living things such a as plants, animals, and bacteria |
| output | somethings that results from process |
| starch | a type of energy storage molecules made of many glucose molecules connected togather |