Vocabulary
Trash that is thrown on the ground or in water.
________ are tissues that transport sugars to all parts of the plant.
A. phloem
B. stomata
B. energy
A. phloem
______ factors are all of the living things in an environment.
A. Biotic
B. Abiotic
A. Biotic
These release nutrients into the soil and help clean up the environment.
decomposers
Organisms that hunt for their food are _____________.
predators
Plants takes in carbon dioxide and releases _________.
oxygen
Air is an example of an _______ factor.
Abiotic
_______ are a type of organism made up of a single cell.
bacteria
The place in an ecosystem where an organism lives.
habitat
_______________ is the ability to perform work or change something.
energy
An organism that gets hunted by predators are called ______.
prey
How do decomposers help humans manage the amount of food waste they produce?
A. Decomposers help food ripen
B. Decomposers cause food to get moldy.
C. Decomposers help break down food waste, like in compost heaps.
C.
An organism that breaks down the remains of dead organisms into simpler materials.
decomposer
Plants need __________ ___________ from the air to make their food.
carbon dioxide
Decomposers in _______________ break down material into nutrients that improve and enrich the soil.
compost
The loss of water through a plant's leaves is called______________.
transpiration
Which is found inside the stem of a plant?
A. epidermis
B. root hairs
C. xylem
D. leaves
C. xylem
An organism that is introduced to a new ecosystem and causes harm is an _______ _______.
invasive species
Which would decompose quicker/better: an animals that dies in a cold place or an animals that dies in a warm, moist place?
the animal in a warm, moist place