Matter and Energy Vocabulary

3. a type of energy storage molecule made of many glucose molecules connected together
5. the tiny pieces that all matter—all the stuff in the world—is made of
6. a starting substance that is part of a chemical reaction
8. the part of a cell where cellular respiration happens
9. a molecule that organisms can use to release energy, & that is made of carbon, hydrogen,&oxygen atoms
11. a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive
14. an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules
15. a closed ecosystem made by humans
18. matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, & rocks
19. a type of atom that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide&energy storage molecules
20. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
23. a molecule made of carbon & oxygen atoms, produced from cellular respiration
24. living things, such as plants, animals, & bacteria
25. something that is required for a process
26. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole

1. an organism that gets energy storage molecules by breaking down dead matter
2. a type of energy storage molecule
4. the process by which plants & other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide & water into oxygen & glucose
7. the chemical reaction between oxygen & glucose that releases energy into cells
10. the ability to make things move or change
12. a type of energy storage molecule
13. matter that makes up the living & dead organisms in an ecosystem
16. something that results from a process
17. an ending substance that is made during a chemical reaction
19. the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens
21. all the living & nonliving things interacting in a particular area
22. an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules (such as starch&fat)