Energy Flow

Front

All living things are made of _______, and all living things need _______.

Back

matter, energy

Front

Matter can be _____________ over and over again, and energy is needed for recycling matter. ___________ is not recycled, but it is converted from one form to another.

Back

recycled, energy

Front

During ____________, _____________ convert light energy into the chemical energy in sugar molecules.

Back

photosynthesis, producers

Front

Some sugar molecules are broken down as _________ for the plant. Other sugar molecules as used as part of other molecules that become part of the plant's ________.

Back

energy, body

Front

Some producers don't rely on light for energy. Bacteria near hydrothermal vents use sulfur molecules to produce their own ________. Producing energy-rich nutrient molecules from chemicals is called ________.

Back

food, chemosynthesis

Front

How can energy be transferred from one organism to another?

Back

The energy stored in the molecules of one organism is transferred to another organism.

Front

Organisms take food to release its energy and use it for ____________ and ___________ or transform it into _________.

Back

maintenance, growth, heat

Front

What is a food chain?

Back

A way of showing how matter and energy pass from one organism to another.

Front

What type of organisms are the first step in a food chain?

Back

Producers

Front

Examples of producers: flies, fungus, and termites, plants and organisms capable of chemo or photosynthesis, lions, deer, and shrubs

Back

plants and organisms capable of chemo or photosynthesis