Amplify Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary

Matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks

• abiotic matter

• biotic matter

• producers

• consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A type of atom that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules

• glucose

• carbon

• starch

• chloroplast

An organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules

• decomposer

• producer

• consumer

• biotic matter

All the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area

• ecosystem

• habitat

• environment

• home

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A molecule that organisms can use to release energy; is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms

• glucose

• molecule

• carbon

• oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

An organism that can make its own energy storage molecules

• producers

• animals

• consumers

• worms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Matter that makes up all the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem

• biotic matter

• consumers

• decomposers

• abiotic matter

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Fermentation

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The term for organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

• Predators

The primary source of energy for most ecosystems

• The Sun

• The Moon

• Volcanoes

• The Ocean

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3