Ecosystems Vocab

living things (animals, plants, etc)

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Biology

• Butterscotch

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

• Evaporation

• Transpiration

• Condensation

• Absorption

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs

• Mitochondria

• Cell Membrane

• Chloroplast

• Centrioles

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism that must obtain its energy by consuming other organisms

• Autotroph/producer

• Heterotroph/Consumer

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Define detritus

• Dead organic matter

• Non-living things

• An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs

• Process that requires oxygen

Define Mitochondria

• Powerhouse of the cell, organelle that is the site of ATP (energy) production

• first step in releasing the energy of glucose, in which a molecule of glucose is broken down

• Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis

• A series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

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NGSS.MS-LS1-2

Define: Abiotic

• Process that does not require oxygen

• Process that requires oxygen

• Non-living things (rocks, water, temperature)

• living things (animals, plants, etc)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Define: Biotic

• Process that does not require oxygen

• Process that requires oxygen

• Non-living things (rocks, water, temperature)

• living things (animals, plants, etc)

Define: Autotroph/Producer

• organisms that make their own food—photosynthetic life.

• macromolecule that is broken down to glucose to provide energy.

• Process that does not require oxygen

• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Define Chlorophyll

• macromolecule that is broken down to glucose to provide energy.

• Green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy used to carry out photosynthesis

• Evaporation of water from the leaves of a plant

• an organism that must obtain its energy by consuming other organisms

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3