Science-Unit 1 Flashcards
Carnivore
An animal feeds on meat
Cellular respiration
The process of breaking sugar into a form that the cell can use for energy
Chemical reactions
A process that involves rearrangement of molecular or ionic structure of substance
Chloroplast
A plastid that contains chlorophyll and in which photosynthesis takes place
Consumer
An organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
Decomposer
An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consuming or absorbing the nutrients
Energy
The ability to cause change
Energy pyramid
A triangular diagram that shows an ecosystems loss of energy, which results as energy passes through the ecosystems food chain
Herbivore
An organism that eats plants
Matter
Anything that has mass and takes up space
Mitochondrion
An organelle found in large numbers of cells
Molecule
A group of atoms that are held together by chemical bonds
Omnivore
An animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin
Photosynthesis
The process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food
Primary Consumer
Organisms that feed on producers
