Unit 6 Vocabulary Flashcards

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an environment

Front

Which of the following is a decomposer?

Back

An organism that breaks down dead organisms or waste

Front

Photosynthesis

Back

The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make glucose and oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the role of chlorophyll in plants?

Back

It captures light energy for photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is a carnivore?

Back

An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals

Front

What is the process in cells by which oxygen is chemically combined with glucose to produce energy, carbon dioxide and water?

Back

cellular respiration

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

Front

What are fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas; formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals?

Back

fossil fuels

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Front

True or False: Omnivore is an organism that obtains nutrients from both plants and animals.

Back

True

Front

What is an organism that cannot produce its own food?

Back

heterotroph

Front

This is the tendency of a cell, organism, or population to maintain internal stability.

Back

homeostasis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3