what is respiration
breathing
What is a carnivore
an organism that eats mostly meat
what is a decomposer
An organism, often a bacterium, fungus, or invertebrate that feeds on and breaks down dead plant or animal matter, making organic nutrients available to the eco
What is a herbivore
organism that mostly feeds on plants
ecosystem
a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
What is an organism and use it in a sentence
an individual animal, plant, or single-celled life form.
What is homeostasis?
The ability of an organism to maintain a stable internal balanced environment.
metabolism
the sum of all the chemical reactions that occur within the cells of an organism
organic molecules
contain skeletal structures of carbon with hydrogen and oxygen
What is the organization of living things from smallest to largest
cells--> tissues--> organs--> organ systems--> organism
what are organelles
the smallest parts that make up a cell
What are the vacuoles and their function
organelles, store wast and water
what are ribosomes and their function
located on the ER or in cytoplasm, where proteins are made
Mitochondria
the powerhouse of the cell, where energy is made, site of cellular respiration
What is the formula for cellular respiration
glucose + oxygen --> Carbon dioxide + water + Energy (ATP)
What is chloroplast
only in plant cells, where photosynthesis occurs
