Radience

Food Webs and Flow of Energy MS-LS2-3

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cells using oxygen to produce energy from food

Cells using oxygen to produce energy from food

Cellular respiration

Cells using oxygen to produce energy from food. Cellular respiration. Cellular respiration is the process by which cells break down food and use oxygen to release energy.

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

Consumer explained in an easy to understand way.

an organism that breaks down dead organisms and waste, like fungi or bacteria

Decomposer 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.

the sum of all chemical reactions in an organism

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism

Metabolism

The sum of all chemical reactions in an organism is metabolism. Metabolism is how an organism uses food and oxygen to grow, move, and stay healthy.

a group of atoms held together by bonds

A group of atoms held together by bonds

Molecule

A group of atoms held together by bonds. Molecule. A molecule is a tiny unit made up of two or more atoms joined together.

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 step in the food chain or food web

A step in the food chain or food web

Trophic level

A step in the food chain or food web trophic level. Trophic level is the position an organism holds in a food chain, showing who eats whom.

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