Flashcard: Matter and Energy in Organisms

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Why is the ability to move important to animals?

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It helps them find food.

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How do plants and animals primarily get the energy they need to survive?

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Plants make glucose through a process called Photosynthesis, and animals break down food through a process called cellular respiration.

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What does 'matter' refer to in the context of ecosystems?

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Anything living or nonliving that has mass and takes up space.

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What form of energy is stored in food?

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Energy in molecules.

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What is energy?

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The ability to cause change.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy (glucose).

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What is cellular respiration?

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The process by which animals break down food to release energy.

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers, like plants, create energy through photosynthesis and form the base of the food chain.

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What are consumers in an ecosystem?

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Organisms that obtain energy by eating other organisms.

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What is a food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from one organism to another.