8th Grade Unit 19
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| Ecosystem | all the living things (plants, animals, etc.) in an area and the non-living things (like water, air, and soil) that they interact with
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| Organism | any living thing, like a plant, animal, or bacteria, that can function on its own and carry out life activities like growing and reproducing
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| Environment | everything around us, including the living and nonliving things, and the physical and chemical forces that affect them
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| Living | something that possesses the characteristics of life, including the ability to grow, reproduce, respond to stimuli, maintain homeostasis, metabolize, and is composed of cells
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| Nonliving | something is not alive and has never been alive
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| Producer | an organism that can create its own food, meaning it can generate energy from sunlight or chemicals without relying on other organisms
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| Consumer | an organism that cannot produce its own food and must obtain energy by eating other organisms, like plants or animals, making them dependent on producers within an ecosystem
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| Decomposer | an organism that breaks down dead or decaying organic matter, like plants and animals, releasing nutrients back into the environment by feeding on it
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| Nutrients | chemical substances found in food that are essential for an organism's growth, development, and proper functioning, providing the body with energy and building blocks to maintain life
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| Bacteria | microscopic living organisms that have only one cell.
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| Fungi | any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms
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| Detritivore | an organism that feeds on dead organic material
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| Food Web | a complex network of interconnected food chains within an ecosystem, illustrating how energy flows through a community by showing which organisms eat which other organisms
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| Transfer of Energy | the movement of energy from one object or system to another
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| Unbalanced Ecosystem | a state where the natural balance of an ecosystem is disrupted, leading to instability and potentially harmful consequences for the environment and its inhabitants.
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| Balanced Ecosystem | state of dynamic equilibrium within a community of organisms where the interactions between living things and their environment are sustainable and relatively stable
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| Photosynthesis | the biological process by which plants, algae, and certain bacteria use sunlight energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose (sugar) and oxygen
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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