Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Vocab

In a school science project, David and Luna are exploring how plants convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food-energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen. What is this series of chemical reactions called?

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Aria is studying plants in her science class. She learns that a plant is an organism that uses an outside energy source, such as the Sun, and produces its own food.

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all the living things and nonliving things in a given area.

During a biology class experiment, Luna observed a process by which glucose, a sugar, is broken down into smaller molecules.

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In a school science project, Evelyn and Emma are studying a model of energy transfer that can show how the food chains in a community are interconnected.

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Mason observed that a lion in the wild cannot make its own food and gets energy by eating other organisms.

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In a forest ecosystem, Mason observes an organism that consumes the bodies of dead animals and the wastes produced by living creatures. What type of organism is Mason observing?

Henry is studying a model that shows how energy flows in an ecosystem through feeding relationships.

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Michael is studying a model that shows the amount of energy available in each link of a food chain.

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Henry left a glass of water on the windowsill, and over time, he noticed the water level decreasing. This is an example of the process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid.

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