Science Flashcards
an interconnected system of living things and their environment
ecosystem
a model that shows the feeding interactions of organisms in a ecosystem
food web
the living component of a plant that makes up its structures
plant tissue
a chemical process that harnesses energy from sunlight to make food(sugar)out of water and air
photosymthesis
matter that organisms release into their environment
waste
the process of taking in gases needed for life and releasing others as waste
gas cycle
the living component of a animal that makes up its body
animal tissue
an organism that breaks down tissues from other,dead organisms
decomposers
too small to see with the naked eye
microscopic
any substance that an organism needs to stay healthy
nutrients
the continuous movement of matter within an ecosystem
matter cycle
any material that an organism takes in to supply its matter and energy needs
food
a species that is not native to an ecosystem and has the tendency to spread rapidly and disrupt the balance of a ecosystem
invasive species
plant tissues are formed with matter from _______ and ________
air and water
animal tissues are formed with matter from _______
food
most animal matter can be texted back into _______ and _______(through_________
air water plants
__________ break down dead plants,dead animals,and animal waste .They return _________ to the environment
decomposers , nutrients
the __________ in soil help plants function and stay healthy
nutrients
plants capture energy from the ______ and use it to make food and form new tissue
sun
__________ cycles within an ecosystem between organisms and the environment
matter
animals get energy from _______
food
animals use energy from food for:
A.movement
B.growth
C.maintian body temp.
D.body repare/change
energy flows through an ecosystem from the _______ to ______ and then _______________ and ______________
sun,plants,animals/humans and decomposers
