Chapter 3 Part 1

Front

System

Back

Group of parts working together.

Front

Open Systems

Back

Share energy and matter with surroundings.

Front

Closed Systems

Back

Do not share energy or matter with surroundings.

Front

Equilibrium

Back

Balanced and stable system.

Front

Positive Feedback Loop

Back

Signal that increases a process.

Front

Negative Feedback Loop

Back

Signal that decreases a process.

Front

Matter

Back

Anything that takes up space.

Front

Conservation of Matter

Back

Matter changes form but is not created or destroyed.

Front

Elements

Back

Pure substances that cannot be broken down.

Front

Atoms

Back

Smallest units of an element.