Review for Unit 3

Front

What are living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria called?

Back

Organisms

Front

In the context of a tortoise eating cactus, what can be said about carbon movement?

Back

Carbon is moving into the air and out of the air at the same time.

Front

What is the part of a cell where cellular respiration occurs?

Back

Mitochondrion

Front

What do we call matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air and water?

Back

Abiotic

Front

What is an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose) called?

Back

Producer

Front

What is the term for the living components of an ecosystem?

Back

Biotic

Front

What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on others for energy?

Back

Consumers

Front

What is the basic unit of life?

Back

Cell

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in an ecosystem?

Back

Biodiversity