MEE Vocabulary Quiz

4. - the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells and gives off carbon dioxide and water
5. - an ending substance that is made during a chemical reaction
6. - a type of atom that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules
7. - matter that makes up the nonliving parts of an ecosystem, such as air, water, and rocks
8. - the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens
10. - a starting substance that is part of a chemical reaction
11. - all the living and nonliving things interacting in a particular area
14. - an organism that can make its own energy storage molecules
16. - an organism that needs to eat in order to get energy storage molecules

1. - the part of the cell where respiration happens (the powerhouse of the cell)
2. - matter that makes up the living and dead organisms in a ecosystem
3. - a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms
9. - the process by which plants and other producers use energy from sunlight to change carbon dioxide and water into oxygen and glucose
11. - the ability to make things move or change
12. - living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria
13. storage molecule - a molecule that organisms can use to release the energy they need to survive
15. - an organism that gets energy storage molecules by breaking down dead matter