Bio- Zombie Fires (vocab quiz)

Burn scar

land that was previously burned and damaged by a forest fire

Components

The parts that make up something

Interactions

How parts work together or affect each other

Systems

Groups of parts that work together as a whole

Scale

The size or level of something

Fuel

something with a lot of energy in it that can burn

Peat

A soft, brown material made from dead plants that build up in wet ground over time

Energy

The power that makes things move, grow, or change. Can be released from burning fuel or come from sunlight (energy flows)

Matter

Anything that takes up space and has weight, like solids, liquids, and gases. (matter cycles)

Permafrost

Ground that stays frozen all year long, usually found in very cold places.

Decomposers

recycle nutrients from dead plant or animal matter back to the soil (land based ecosystems) or the water (aquatic ecosystems)

Independent Variable

The factor in an experiment that the scientist changes on purpose to test its effects

Dependent Variable

The factor in an experiment that is measured or observed; it changes in response to the independent variable.

Constant

Any part of an experiment that is kept the same throughout to ensure a fair test.

Cellular respiration

C6H12O6 + 6O2 → 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy (ATP)

Carbon Sink

Is a large store of carbon (energy/matter) that is keeping it out of the atmosphere. (Peat)

Bonds

connections between atoms that form molecules

Chemical reactions

process by which bonds in molecules are rearranged and energy is transferred.

Aerobic

Processes that require oxygen.

Anaerobic

Processes that do not require oxygen.