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Science and the Environment
Matter and
Energy in
Ecosystems
Abiotic
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Of
or relating
to nonliving
things.
Autotroph
An organism that produces its own food, including
photosynthetic organisms such as green plants and
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phytoplankton and chemosynthetic organisms such as
sulfur bacteria.
Biome
An area having similar climate and
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landforms
throughout,
hosting a
large set of ecosystems.
Biotic
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Of orhere
relating
to living
things.
Carbon Cycle
The movement of carbon through an
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ecosystem,
primarily
through
photosynthesis and respiration.
Carinvore
An animal that gets its energy for life
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by eating other animals.
Cellular Respiration
The process in which carbon-rich sugar
molecules react with oxygen to make energy
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for cell’s use; occurs in hetertrophs and
autotrophs.
Commensalism
A symbiotic relationship in which
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oneClick
participant
experiences
a benefit
and the other is unaffected.
Competition
A rivalry that occurs when two species or two
individuals
within
a species
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resource- food, shelter, and son on- to survive.
Decomposer
An organism that breaks down other
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organisms
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molecules
after they have died.
Denitrification
Bacterial reduction of nitrates or
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nitrites.
Emigration
The movement of individuals out of
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a population.
Food Web
A diagram showing the food
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relationships
between
multiple
organisms within a community.
Herbivore
An organism whose sole food source
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be a food
source for carnivores and omnivores.
Heterotroph
An organism requiring complex organic compounds
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nitrogen
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carbon
for metabolic
synthesis; it
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must get its energy from plants and animals.
Hydrological Cycle
The movement of water through the
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biosphere.
Immigration
The permanent relocation of new
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individuals into a population.
Invasive Species
A new species that has moved into
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an
ecosystem
and the
outcompetes
native species for resources.
Legume
A plant with root nodules that
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contain nitrogen-fixing bacteria.
Mortality
The number of deaths in a
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Crude Death Rate
Mutalism
A symbiotic relationship in which
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Natality
The number of births in a population
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in a given place and time.
Nitrification
Conversion by bacteria of
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ammonium
to nitrate
compounds.
Nitrogen Cycle
The process by which atmospheric nitrogen is
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returned to the atmosphere.
Omnivore
An organism that eats both plants and
animals;
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be a food
source for carnivores and omnivores.
Parasitism
A symbiotic relationship in which
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one
organism
causing
harm to the other organism.
Population
A group of individuals of the same species that
occupy
same
area and that
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can interbreed.
Predation
The act of one organism (predator)
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feeding on another organism (prey).
Primary Consumer
An organism that gets its energy by eating
plants;
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Producer
An organism that makes its own food
through
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another
chemical process such as chemosynthesis.
Secondary Consumer
An organism that gets its energy by
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eating
a
carnivore or omnivore.
Succession
The process in which plant and animal
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replaced
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different plant and animal populations.
Symbiosis
A relationship that occurs when two
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in close
association with one another.
Tertiary Consumer
A third-level consumer that gets its
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other
organisms, secondary consumers.
Trophic Level
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A feeding
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a food
web.
Trophic Pyramid
A graphic representation of the trophic levels in an
ecosystem, often shaped like a pyramid, with
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producers at the base and the tertiary or quaternary
consumers at the top.