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Beginner ELL Core Idea

  • Energy moves and changes form.
  • Energy is stored in plants and moves through living things.
  • Biomes differ because sunlight and resources change energy flow.

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#1Definition

The ability to cause change or do work.

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The total mass of living or once-living material in an area, which stores the energy captured by producers.

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An acid–base indicator that changes from yellow in acidic conditions toward blue in basic conditions. Dissolving carbon dioxide can lower the pH.

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A green pigment that absorbs light used in photosynthesis.

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An organelle in plant and algal cells where light energy is used to make sugars.

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Pairs of cells that open and close small pores in a leaf, controlling how gases like carbon dioxide and oxygen move in and out.

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A substance or observation that signals a condition or change; an acid–base indicator changes color over a particular pH range.

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Organelles that release energy from food for the cell to use.

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A process in which plants, algae, and some bacteria use light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen.

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Processes that release usable energy from food molecules; the oxygen-using form produces carbon dioxide and water.

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Using resources in a way that meets today’s needs without using them up for the future.

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Small pores in leaves and some stems that allow gas exchange; guard cells regulate their openings.

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A single-celled fungus that breaks down sugar and releases carbon dioxide gas as a byproduct.

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Related to the nonliving parts or conditions of an environment.

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Living in or related to water, such as a lake, river, or ocean environment.

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A large region with a certain climate and the plants and animals that live there.

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Related to living things in an environment.

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The largest population an environment can support over time.

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The usual weather of a place over many years.

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All the living and nonliving things in an area and how they interact.

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The place where an organism lives and finds what it needs.

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Anything that keeps a population from growing larger, like food, water, or space.

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Any living thing.

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Water that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.

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Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, which can travel through empty space.

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Anything an organism needs and uses from its environment, such as food, water, or shelter.

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A cold biome with long winters and forests of cone-bearing trees.

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A biome with four seasons and trees that often lose their leaves in fall.

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A cold, mostly treeless biome with a short growing season; many areas have permanently frozen ground below the surface.

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The shape of the land’s surface, including its hills, valleys, and slopes.

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A forest in the tropics; rainfall patterns distinguish wet forests from seasonally dry forests.

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The ability to cause change or do work.

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WordMeaning
EnergyThe ability to cause change or do work.
BiomassThe total mass of living or once-living material in an area, which stores the energy captured by producers.
Bromothymol Blue SolutionAn acid–base indicator that changes from yellow in acidic conditions toward blue in basic conditions. Dissolving carbon dioxide can lower the pH.
ChlorophyllA green pigment that absorbs light used in photosynthesis.
ChloroplastsAn organelle in plant and algal cells where light energy is used to make sugars.
Guard CellsPairs of cells that open and close small pores in a leaf, controlling how gases like carbon dioxide and oxygen move in and out.
IndicatorA substance or observation that signals a condition or change; an acid–base indicator changes color over a particular pH range.
MitochondriaOrganelles that release energy from food for the cell to use.
PhotosynthesisA process in which plants, algae, and some bacteria use light energy to make sugars from carbon dioxide and water, releasing oxygen.
Cellular RespirationProcesses that release usable energy from food molecules; the oxygen-using form produces carbon dioxide and water.
SustainabilityUsing resources in a way that meets today’s needs without using them up for the future.
StomataSmall pores in leaves and some stems that allow gas exchange; guard cells regulate their openings.
YeastA single-celled fungus that breaks down sugar and releases carbon dioxide gas as a byproduct.
AbioticRelated to the nonliving parts or conditions of an environment.
AquaticLiving in or related to water, such as a lake, river, or ocean environment.
BiomeA large region with a certain climate and the plants and animals that live there.
BioticRelated to living things in an environment.
Carrying CapacityThe largest population an environment can support over time.
ClimateThe usual weather of a place over many years.
EcosystemAll the living and nonliving things in an area and how they interact.
HabitatThe place where an organism lives and finds what it needs.
Limiting FactorAnything that keeps a population from growing larger, like food, water, or space.
OrganismAny living thing.
PrecipitationWater that falls from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
RadiationTransfer of energy by electromagnetic waves, which can travel through empty space.
ResourceAnything an organism needs and uses from its environment, such as food, water, or shelter.
TaigaA cold biome with long winters and forests of cone-bearing trees.
Temperate ForestA biome with four seasons and trees that often lose their leaves in fall.
TundraA cold, mostly treeless biome with a short growing season; many areas have permanently frozen ground below the surface.
TopographyThe shape of the land’s surface, including its hills, valleys, and slopes.
Tropical ForestA forest in the tropics; rainfall patterns distinguish wet forests from seasonally dry forests.