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Vocabulary Match

Match each Biome Dynamics word with its meaning.

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.

Match the word to its definition

Choose the correct vocabulary word for each definition.

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#1Definition

The ability to cause change or do work.

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#2Definition

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

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#3Definition

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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#4Definition

A green pigment that absorbs light used in photosynthesis.

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#5Definition

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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#8Definition

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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#11Definition

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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#13Definition

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

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#14Definition

Related to the nonliving parts or conditions of an environment.

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#15Definition

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

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#16Definition

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

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#17Definition

Related to living things in an environment.

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#18Definition

The largest population an environment can support over time.

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#19Definition

The usual weather of a place over many years.

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#20Definition

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

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#21Definition

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

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#22Definition

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

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#23Definition

Any living thing.

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#24Definition

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

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#25Definition

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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#27Definition

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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#29Definition

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

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#30Definition

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

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#31Definition

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

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