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Science Review
| Abiotic Factor | An abiotic factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment |
| Biotic Factor | A biotic factor is related to or caused by living organisms, describing any living thing (like plants, animals, bacteria) or factor in an ecosystem that comes from life, contrasting with non-living abiotic factors like water or temperature |
| Unicellular | A unicellular organism is an organism that consists of a single cell |
| Autotroph | A autotroph organism an organism that is able to form nutritional organic substances from simple inorganic substances such as carbon dioxide |
| Prokaryote | A prokaryote organism is a microscopic single-celled organism that has neither a distinct nucleus with a membrane nor other specialized organelles |
| Multicellular | A multicellular organism is an organism or part having or consisting of many cells |
| Heterotroph | A heterotroph organism is an organism deriving its nutritional requirements from complex organic substances |
| Eukaryote | A eukaryote organism is an organism consisting of a cell or cells in which the genetic material is DNA in the form of chromosomes contained within a distinct nucleus |
| Law of Conservation of Energy | The law of conservation of energy is a fundamental principle in physics stating that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another (like potential to kinetic) or transferred between systems |
| Energy Transformation | Energy transformation is the process where energy changes from one form to another |
| Energy Transfer | Energy transfer is the movement or relocation of energy from one object, system, or location to another |