Matter and Energy

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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 is energy?

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Energy is the ability to do work or cause change.

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What is a food web?

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A food web shows how energy flows through an ecosystem by connecting different organisms.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that makes its own food using sunlight, like plants.

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What is an ecosystem?

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An ecosystem is a community of living things and their environment.

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What is cellular respiration?

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Cellular respiration is the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

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What happens if there is a change in the environment?

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If there is a change in the environment, the organism will either die or have to leave.

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What is a system?

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A system is a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole.