Matter & Energy in Ecosystems - Vocabulary/Amplify Science Part 1

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biodome

a closed ecosystem made by humans

carbon dioxide

a molecule made of 1 carbon and 2 oxygen atoms

energy storage molecule

a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive

claim

a proposed answer to a question about the natural world

system

a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

carbon

a type of atom (a tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules

ecosystem

all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area

producer

an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules (such as glucose)

consumer

an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch and fat)

evidence

information about the natural world that is used to support a claim

organisms

living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria

biotic matter

matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in an ecosystem

abiotic matter

matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks

energy

the ability to do work, make things move, or cause a change

photosynthesis

the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose (an energy storage molecule)

connect

to link two or more things

reasoning

the process of making clear how your evidence supports your claim

molecule

a group of atoms joined together in a particular way

glucose

a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, and that is made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms


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