Unit Vocab: Energy in Living Things

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Cause of change in matter; most energy on Earth comes from the sun; stored in chemical bonds (like glucose); needed by cells for life processes.

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Energy

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Molecules used by cells for energy or building parts.

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Nutrients

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A living thing.

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Organism

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Organism that performs photosynthesis (e.g., plants, algae).

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Producer

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An organism that makes its own food.

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Autotroph

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An organism that eats others for energy.

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Consumer & Heterotroph

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Consumer organism that eats only Producers.

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Herbivore

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A consumer organism that eats mostly other consumers.

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Carnivore

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A consumer that eats both plants and animals.

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Omnivore

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Bacteria or fungi that consume dead organisms, breaking them down into basic molecules like water, CO2, and nitrogen for producers to use.

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Decomposer