Vocab 1
Subscript
A character, either A letter or number, printed below and to the side of another character
Energy object has because if it’s position
Potential energy
Plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
Producers
Relating to process of getting and eating food
Trophic
Genetic variation
presence of differences in sequences of genes between individual organisms of a species
Ionic bond
Connection between two ions with opposite charges
Physical energy that can be seen or felt
Force
Organisms that break down dead plants and animals
Decomposers
kilo-
Thousand
a fertilized egg
Zygote
Covalent bond
involves sharing a pair of electrons between atoms
An organism that makes its own food
Autotroph
Process of combining two or more things together into one
Fusion
Mass
anything that has weigh and shape
Two
Di-
Increasing forward motion
Momentum
Eats other animals or plants
Heterotroph
Any type of dividing or splitting
Fission
Gene
Segment of DNA, stores code for building living bodies
Half
Hap-
Energy object has because it’s in motion
Kinetic energy
Orgamismo that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
Consumers
Heat
Therm-
Quickness of motion or action
Velocity
Div -
Separate