An organism that can make its own food, such as a plant or other producer.

The non-living parts of an ecosystem, such as the atmosphere.

The process carried out by plants that converts carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

An organism that produces its own food, such as a plant.

An organism which must eat other organisms in order to obtain food.

Obtaining the elements needed to make biological molecules

Combined science

Pupils will learn how substances essential for chemical reactions, and the products of the reactions, are transported into, around and out of the human body.

Pupils learned about differences in the cell structures of eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms.

Biological molecules and enzymes

Which elements do proteins, carbohydrates and proteins all contain?

Plants use the process of {{}} to convert carbon dioxide into carbohydrates.

Sam: Consumers get all essential elements such as nitrogen from the air.

Jacob: Consumers get the carbon and nitrogen they need by eating producers.

Izzy: Consumers get essential elements they need such as carbon from the air.

Lucas: Consumers get essential elements such as nitrogen from the soil.

Who is correctly describing how plants get essential elements?

Which of the following biological molecules always contains nitrogen?

organism that can make its own food, such as a plant

What are the monomers of complex carbohydrates?

Lipids are made from ___________ and __________.

What type of molecules are joined together to form proteins?

What biological molecules are plant cell walls made from?

For energy storage, insulation and to make cell membranes.

Which of the following are disaccharides?

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Obtaining the elements needed to make biological molecules

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.