vocab words
abiotic matter
matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks
carbon dioxide
a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
decomposer
an organism that gets energy storage molecules (such as glucose) by breaking down dead matter
glucose
a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms
organisms
living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
atoms
the tiny pieces that all matter—all the stuff in the world—is made of
cellular respiration
the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells
ecosystem
all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
glycogen
a type of energy storage molecule
output
something that results from a process
biodome
a closed ecosystem made by humans
chloroplast
the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens
energy
the ability to make things move or change
input
something that is required for a process
photosynthesis
the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose (an energy storage molecule)
biotic matter
matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem
connect
to link two or more things
energy storage molecule
a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy needed to survive
mitochondrion
the part of a cell where cellular respiration happens
producer
an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)
carbon
a type of atom (a tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules
consumer
an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)
fat
a type of energy storage molecule
molecule
a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
product
an ending substance that is made during a chemical reaction