BIOSPHERE ENERGY FLOW IN THE ECOSYSTEM CYCLES OF MATTER CLIMATE NICHES AND COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS
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what is species
a group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring
100
What is food chain
series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating another being
100
What is nutrients
chemical substances that an organism needs to sustain life
100
What is weather
day to day conditions of earths atmosphere
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What is tolerance
ability to survive and reproduce under a range of enviromental conditions
200
What is biotic factors
any living part of the enviroment with which an organism might interact
200
What is food web
feeding ineractions between organisms
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What is limited nutrients
nutrient whose supply limits productivity
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What is climate
wether conditions over long period of time
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What is habitat
general place where an organism lives
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What is autotroph
organism that can produce their own food
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What is trophic level
each step in the food web or food chain
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What is denitrification
process where nitrates turn into nitrogen gas
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What is micro-climates
change of climate over small distances
300
What is niche
how an organism interacts with biotic ans abiotic factors
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What is photosynthesis
the way plants get energy and food
400
What is ecological pyramid
a chart that shows the amount of energy or matter within each trophic level
400
What isnitrogen fixation
converting nitrogen gas into amonia
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What is greenhouse effect
process in which gases in the atmosphere allowing light to reach earth but not heat
400
What is resource
nessesity of life
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What is heterotroph
get food from eating other organisms
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What is biomass
total amount of living tissue givin in each tophic level
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What is biogeochemical cycle
elements pass from one organism to amother among plants of the biosphere through closed loops
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What is 23.5 degrees
earths tilt on its axis
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What is symbiosis
relationship in which 2 species live closley together






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