Vocabulary List for Here Today, Still Here Tomorrow Lesson Plan
Carbon cycle- The movement of carbon through abiotic and biotic mechanisms.
Biotic-Describes a living thing.
Abiotic-Describes a non-living thing
Biogeothermal carbon cycle-Abiotic flow of carbon that includes the atmosphere, the earth’s crust, the earth’s core, and the oceans.
Carbon sinks-Where the majority of the world’s carbon is stored: trees (as glucose) and oceans (as CO2and CaCO3.
Energy- the ability to cause change; organisms use energy to perform biological functions joules (J) - It is the amount of energy required (or work done) in applying a force of one newton through a distance of one meter (1 newton metre or N·m). trophic level- organism that represents a feeding step in the movement of energy and materials through an ecosystem producer/autotroph- organisms that use energy from the sun or energy stored in chemical compounds to manufacture their own nutrients.
Primary consumer- organisms that are anatomically and physiologically adapted to eat plant-based foods and use this ingested energy to maintain metabolism and body structure
Secondary Consumer- organism that ingest primary consumers
Herbivore-primary consumer; eats plants and fungi
Carnivore- secondary consumer; eats animals and fish
Omnivores- east both plants and animals
Detritivore-eats decomposing material/detritus
Decomposer-detritivore
Photosynthesis- process by which autotrophs, such as algae and plants, trap energy from sunlight with chlorophyll and use this energy to convert carbon dioxide and water into simple sugars cellular respiration- chemical process where mitochondria break down food molecules/glucose to produce ATP; the three stages of cellular respiration are glycolysis, the citric acid cycle, and the electron transport chain.
Assimilation- conversion of nutrient into the fluid or solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion and absorption pH/acid/base/neutral- pH refers to the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution; acid pH refers to a solution in which the hydrogen ions outnumber the hydroxide ions (lower pHs); base pH refers to a solution in which the hydroxide ions outnumber the hydrogen ions; neutral pH refers to a solution in which the concentration of hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions are relatively equal.
Homeostasis- organism’s regulation of its internal environment to maintain conditions suitable for survival; a characteristic of all living things; process of maintaining equilibrium in cells’ internal environments.

Vocabulary Worksheet
Carbon cycle-
Biotic-
Abiotic-
Biogeothermal carbon cycle-
Carbon sinks-
Energy- joules (J)- trophic level- producer/autotroph-
Primary consumer-
Secondary Consumer-
Herbivore-
Carnivore-
Omnivores-
Detritivore-
Decomposer-
Photosynthesis- cellular respiration-
Assimilation- pH/acid/base/neutral-
Homeostasis-
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