vocab
the organism with the most energy in a food web
what is a producer?
when your body breaks down food
what is digestion?
an organism that eats plants
what is an herbivore?
the energy something has when it is not moving
what is potential energy?
H2O
what is water?
when light bounces off of an object such as a mirror
what is reflection?
the organelle that contains DNA
what is a nucleus?
an organism that eats meat
what is a carnivore?
the energy something has when it is moving
what is kinetic energy?
more than one element in the substance
what is a compound?
when light goes through something, such as water, and appears to be broken
what is refraction?
a jellylike fluid inside the cell in which the organelles are suspended
what is cytoplasm?
an organism that eats both plants and meat
what is an omnivore?
energy stored in substances
what is chemical energy?
a particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element
what is an atom?
something that consumes other organisms
what is a consumer?
found in all cells and separates the interior of the cell from the outside environment.
what is a cell membrane?
relating to life
what is biotic?
the transfer of heat through a material
what is conduction?
the structure in a cell that contains the chromosomes
what is a nucleus?
something that decomposes dead organisms
what is a decomposer?
unit of life
what is a cell?
relating to non-living things
what is abiotic?
the movement of matter due to density
what is convection?
the number of a chemical element in the periodic system
what is an atomic number?