The building blocks
An element found in both the living and non living parts of an ecosystem
Carbon
The process producers use to turn sunlight into food
Photosynthesis
The process of breaking down molecules to release energy
Cellular respiration
An organism that gets energy by eating other living things
Consumer
A proposed answer to a scientific question
claim
Matter that is non-living, such as air, water, and rocks
Abiotic Matter
An organism that can make its own energy storage molecules
The part of the cell where energy is released from food
Mitochondria
An organism that breaks down dead matter and returns carbon to the soil/air
Decomposer
Data or observations used to support or reject a claim
Evidence
Matter that is living or was once alive, such as plants and animals.
Biotic matter
The source of energy that powers the production of biotic matter
Sunlight
A molecule (like glucose or fat) used to save energy for later
Energy storage molecule
A community of living things interacting with their non-living environment
Ecosystem
The logic that connects the evidence to the claim
Reasoning
An abiotic gas made of carbon and oxygen
Carbon dioxide
The part of a plant cell where photosynthesis happens
Chloroplast
The glue between atoms where energy is store
Chemical bond
A consumer that eats only producers (plants)
A group of interacting parts that work together as a whole
System
The tiny particle that makes up all matter, including carbon
Atom
A simple sugar that serves as a primary energy storage molecule
Glucose
A gas required by many organisms to perform cellular respiration
Oxygen
A consumer that eats only other animals
Carnivore
A factor in an experiment that can change, like the amount of sunlight
Variable