Amplify-Matter and Energy in Ecosystems Vocabulary

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

• abiotic

• biotic

• composer

• energy storage molecules

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that gets ESM's such as glucose by breaking down dead matter.

• producer

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A __________ is all the living and nonliving things around you.

• Ecosystem
• Community
• Environment 
• Population

A closed ecosystem made by humans

• Earth

• biodome

• biopic

• mitosis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• dead matter

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The part of the cell where cellular respiration happens.

• mitochondrion

• energy storage molecules

• cells

• chloroplasts

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

An organism that gets energy storage molecules by breaking down dead matter

• primary consumer

• secondary consumer

• producer

• decomposer

The chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy.

• photosynthesis

• carbonation

• oxygenation

• cellular respiration

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NGSS.HS-LS1-7

The non-living part of an ecosystem

• Ocean
• Lava Flow
• Birds
• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following are NOT true about ecosystems?

• Biotic and abiotic factors depend on each other

• Each ecosystem is made from an environment which is all the abiotic factors

• Biotic factors include plants, fungi, animals and bacteria.

• Abiotic factors include plants, fungi, animals and bacteria.

Answer explanation

Abiotic factors do not include plants, fungi, animals, and bacteria. They are non-living components like sunlight, water, and soil.