MEE Unit 2 Practice Test

Front

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

Back

Photosynthesis

Front

What are living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria, called?

Back

Organisms

Front

What do producers create when there is more sunlight?

Back

More energy storage molecules

Front

What is a molecule that organisms can use to release energy?

Back

Energy storage molecule

Front

What do we call the carbon dioxide that plants use for photosynthesis?

Back

Carbon in the form of carbon dioxide

Front

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

Back

To make energy storage molecules from sunlight and carbon dioxide

Front

What is the relationship between sunlight and energy storage in producers?

Back

More sunlight leads to more energy storage molecules

Front

What is the term for the process of breaking down glucose to release energy?

Back

Cellular respiration

Front

What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?

Back

Break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients

Front

What is the main energy storage molecule used by living organisms?

Back

Glucose