Gr 7 Ecosystems
Living parts of an ecosystem
Biotic
Eats meat
Carnivore
bacteria and fungi that eat decaying matter
Decomposers
The smallest unit that can live on their own
Cell
The substance being dissolved in something
Solute
Non living things in an ecosystem
Abiotic
Eats plants
Herbivore
Provides protection for the cell
Cell membrane
Nucleus
A substance that dissolves the solute
Solvent
Name 3 basic needs of a plant.
Light, Air, Water, Warmth, Space
Eats meat and plants
Omnivore
Nonliving substances that living things need to survive
Nutrients
A specialized part of the cell
Organelle
A mixture made up of one uniform substance
Homogenous
Name 3 basic animal needs
Food, water, shelter, air and space
Can produce their own food
Producers
Powerhouses of the cell
Mitochondria
Movement of molecules from an area of higher concentration to lower concentration
Diffusion
A factor that affects diffusion
Surface area, temperature, concentration
Ecosystem
Cannot make their own food
Consumers
Movement of water molecules across a semi-permeable membrane.
Osmosis
A mixture made up of 2 different substances
Heterogenous
Name one example of diffusion in the human body
Lungs, blood