Matter and Energy

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What does it mean to connect things?

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To link two or more things together.

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What is a system?

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A set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.

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What is biotic matter?

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

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True or False: Organisms are living things.

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True.

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What is an energy storage molecule?

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A molecule that organisms can use to release the energy needed to survive.

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What is matter?

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Anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What is energy?

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The ability to do work or cause change.

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What is a producer in an ecosystem?

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An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community of living organisms and their interactions with their environment.