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ecosystem
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| antibiotic matter | matter the makes up the non-living parts of an ecosystem such as air, water, and rocks. |
| biotiic matter | matter the makes up the living and dead organism 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 molecule) |
| ecosystem | all the living and nonliving things interacting with the 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 in cells |
| producer | an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose) |
| consumer | an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (starch and fat) |
| decomposer | an organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter |
| connect | to link two or more things |
| atom | the tiny pieces that all matter - all the stuff in the world - is made |
| bio dome | a closed ecosystem made by humans |
| chloroplasts | the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens |
| fat | a type of energy storage molecules |
| glucose | a molecule organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon , hydorgen, and oygens atoms |
| glucose | a type of energy storage molecule |
| mitochondrion | the part of a cell where cellular respiration happens |
| molecule | a group of atoms joined together in a particular way |
| organisms | living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria |
| output | something that results from a process |
| starch | a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together |