Matter Cycles & Ecosystems

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What is matter?

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Matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.

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What are the three states of matter?

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Solid, liquid, and gas.

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How do plants get carbon dioxide?

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They absorb it from the air.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A community made up of living and nonliving things interacting with each other.

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What are some things organisms might interact with in their environment?

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Living and nonliving things.

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How do animals contribute to the carbon cycle?

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By exhaling carbon dioxide.

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Which process is essential for plants to convert carbon dioxide into oxygen?

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Photosynthesis.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.