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19 Cards in this Set
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carbon, hydrogen, oxygen |
atoms necessary for life |
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Carbon Dioxide |
a molecule that animals exhale as waste and plants take in for building itself |
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Carbohydrate |
A sugar or starch molecule that provides energy for all organisms |
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Chlorophyll |
the pigment in plants that captures the sun's energy for photosynthesis |
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Glucose |
a product of photosynthesis that is the basis of energy for all living things |
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Fossil Fuel |
Coal, oil, and natural gas that's formed from the remains of plants and animals |
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Chloroplast |
Organelle in plant and algae cells that capture light energy for photosynthesis |
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Mitochondria |
Organelle that is the site of cellular respiration |
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Carbon Cycle |
The movement of carbon through the nonliving environment into living things and back again |
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Metabolism |
cellular process of making, storing, and transporting chemicals |
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combustion |
The process in which carbon-rich fuel is burned to create energy |
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consumption |
The process in which one organism consumes another for energy |
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decomposition |
The processes in which a dead organism's nutrients are released back into the environment
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Conservation of Energy |
Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, only change forms |
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Conservation of Matter |
Matter can neither be created nor destroyed, only change forms |
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Energy |
The ability to do work or grow |
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Mass |
The amount of matter something hass |
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Matter |
the material (atoms) everything is made up of |
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Reservoir |
anywhere a nutrient is stored within the environment |