How Do We Use Food Food Webs 5-PS3-1

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cells using oxygen to produce energy from food

Cellular respiration explained in an easy to understand way.

the green pigment in plants that uses light energy for photosynthesis

Chlorophyll explained in an easy to understand way.

unlike a plant, cannot make its own food, instead it eats other living things

Consumer explained in an easy to understand way.

the food energy transfer between organisms in an ecosystem

Food chain explained in an easy to understand way.

a model of overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

Food web explained in an easy to understand way.

A substance that an organism needs to live, like water or minerals

Nutrient

A substance that an organism needs to live, like water or minerals. nutrient. A nutrient is something that gives living things the food or energy they need to grow and stay healthy.

the process by which plants use sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water to make food

Photosynthesis explained in an easy to understand way.

organism that can make its own food, like all plants

Producer explained in an easy to understand way.

A substance that an organism needs to live, like water or minerals

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