ES Final

10. vital metabolic process where cells break down glucose (food) using oxygen to generate adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell's main energy currency, releasing carbon dioxide and water
11. vital process where plants, algae, and some bacteria use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create their own food (glucose/sugars) for energy, releasing oxygen as a byproduct
12. process by which atmospheric nitrogen (N2) is converted into a more usable form such as ammonia or ammonium
13. anything with mass (substance) that occupies space (volume), forming the physical universe, existing in states like solid, liquid, gas, and plasma, and is made of atoms
14. a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms
15. the fundamental capacity to do work, manifest in various forms like kinetic (motion), potential (stored), thermal (heat), electrical, chemical, and nuclear, and it can't be created or destroyed, only converted between types
16. vital element considered the backbone element of life; all living things contain and have this element; listed in the periodic table with an atomic number of 6

1. where we had our field trip most recently; they discussed flooding and the purpose of the park and even green architecture such as plants on rooftops, permeable surfaces to retain water, etc.
2. where certain bacteria convert Nitrates (NO3) into nitrogen gas to return to the atmosphere
3. single celled organism that belong to the category of prokaryotes; important as decomposers and nitrogen fixers
4. layer of gases surrounding a planet
5. two step process where ammonia or ammonium is converted first into nitrite and then into nitrate
6. vital element required to produce proteins and nucleic acids; found in the periodic table with an atomic number of 7
7. 6 carbon sugar, serves as the primary fuel source for most life on earth; product of photosynthesis that the plant wants
8. large storage space typically for water; can store other things as well
9. vital inorganic compound produced during photosynthesis and is required for aerobic cellular respiration; will be taken in alongside glucose during cellular respiration