Food as a Source of Energy Vocab

Definition: Organisms that make their own food

• Nutrient

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

• Carbohydrate

Definition: The chemical energy that humans and animals obtain from the food they eat

• Change

• Atp

• Power

• Energy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Definition: Process that releases energy by breaking down glucose and other food molecules in the presence of oxygen

• Decomposition

• Net Primary Productivity

• Cellular Respiration

• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Definition: Energy-rich organic compounds, such as fats, oils, and waxes, that are made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.

• Amino Acid

• Protein

• Nutrient

• Lipid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Definition: Process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches.

• Cellular Respiration

• Photosynthesis

• Chemosynthesis

• Decomposition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Definition: The flow of energy from an ecosystem to an organism and from one organism to another.

• Energy Pyramid

• Trophic Level

• Energy Flow

• Photosynthesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Definition: Only 10% of the total energy produced at each trophic level is available to the next level. The amount of energy passed up to the levels of the food pyramid reduces as you go up.

• energy conservation law

• 50% Principle

• trophic level maximization

• 10% Rule

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Definition: Process that does not require oxygen

• Anaerobic

• Carbohydrate

• Autotroph

• Protein

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Definition: (adenosine triphosphate) main energy source that cells use for most of their work

• CELLULAR RESPIRATION

• ENERGY

• PROTEIN

• ATP

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS1-7

NGSS.HS-LS2-5

Definition: each of several hierarchical levels in an ecosystem, comprising organisms that share the same function in the food chain and the same nutritional relationship to the primary sources of energy.

• Energy Flow

• Energy

• Nutrient

• Trophic Level

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3