Matter & Energy 2

Organisms that get their energy by eating the remains of other organisms

A process by which glucose, a sugar, is broken down into small molecules

Organisms that do not produce their own food, so they need to eat other organisms to get energy

Living things that make their own food are called

A model of energy transfer that shows how food chains in a community are interconnected

A simple model that shows how energy moves from the Sun, to a producer, to one or more consumers through feeding relationships

All the living and nonliving things in a given area

A series of chemical reactions that convert light energy, water, and carbon dioxide into the food energy molecule glucose, and give off oxygen

A series of chemical reactions that convert the energy in food molecules into a usable form of energy called ATP

A model that shows the amount of energy available in each step of a food chain