Unit 7.5 Relationships within Earth's Ecosystems

The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food.

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Chlorophyll

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A green pigment that captures light energy for photosynthesis.

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Chlorophyll

• Mitochondria

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The process by which cells use oxygen to produce energy from food.

• Photosynthesis

• Cellular Respiration

• Chlorophyll

• Mitochondria

The interactions of living organisms with one another and with their environment.

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A community of organisms and their abiotic, or nonliving, environment.

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The place where an organism usually lives.

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Niche

The position or role of a species in its ecosystem.

• Ecology

• Ecosystem

• Habitat

• Niche

An organism that can make its own food by using energy from its surroundings.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer