Growing and Flowing Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
photosynthesis | process that algae and plants use to produce food |
respiration | process that plants and other living organisms use to turn glucose or starches into energy |
glucose | a simple sugar that is an important energy source of all living organisms * plants make sugar during photosynthesis * organisms release glucose during during respiration and use it for energy |
transpiration | evaporation of water from plants |
producer | algae and green plants that produce organic compounds(glucose) from inorganic compounds (carbon dioxide, water, sunlight) *use sunlight to make their own food during photosynthesis |
consumer | an organism that obtains energy by eating other organisms * herbivore - consumer that eats only plants * carnivore - consumer that only eats other animals * omnivore - eats both producers and other consumers |
decomposer | an organism that breaks down organic matter, like decaying animals or plants, and returns nutrients to the soil |
ecosystem | plants and animals in a specific location that interact to survive * ecosystems contain living and non-living things (biotic & abiotic) |
food chain | a series of organisms, each dependent on the next, for food & energy * grass (captures sunlight) --- rabbit --- hawk |
food web | a system of interlocking and interdependent food chains |
dormancy | asleep, a state of inactivity or rest |
pollination | the transfer of pollen from the anthers of a flower to the stigma of the same flower or of another flower |
fertilization | when the male and female gamates(sex cells) join together to form an embryo. Occurs in the ovary. |
germination | the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and grow |
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