Amplify-Matter and Energy in Ecosystems vocab

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What is the ability to make things move or change?

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Energy

Front

What is a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together?

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Starch

Front

What do you call an organism that gets energy storage molecules by breaking down dead matter?

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Decomposer

Front

What is the matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks?

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Abiotic matter

Front

What does it mean to link two or more things?

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Connect

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What is the term for living components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic matter

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

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Photosynthesis

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What is the term for organisms that produce their own food?

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Producers

Front

What is the role of consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that eat other organisms for energy.

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What is the term for the cycle of matter and energy through an ecosystem?

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Ecosystem dynamics