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Name:________________ Class:____________ Date:__________ The Biosphere: Guided Notes Vocabulary Food Chain Food Web Trophic Level Ecological Pyramid Biogeochemical Cycles Evaporation Transpiration Nitrogen Fixation Denitrification Water Cycle Nitrogen Cycle Carbon Cycle Ecology Biosphere Species Population Community Ecosystem Biome Producer Consumer Autotroph Heterotroph Decomposer ECOLOGY: It is the study of the interactions between ___________________ and their _______________. The interaction between the ____________ and _________________ factors ABIOTIC: The environment’s ___________________ components—physical and chemical components that shape the environment Examples of Abiotic Factors: • Energy source • Temperature • _____________ • Nutrient Availability ENERGY SOURCE: Without a constant source of energy, living things _____________________! What is the primary source of energy for living things on Earth? ___________________________________ TEMPERATURE: Directly affects metabolism All living organisms have a _________________ of temperature in which they best operate At or below _____________and above _______________ will destroy the enzymes of most organisms. WATER: Is essential for all life. Critical for most ______________________ chemical reactions Helps maintain ____________________ Helps prevent _______________________ NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY: _________________________ are all the chemical substances an organism needs to sustain its life. BIOTIC FACTORS: All of the _______________ organisms in an area. Means living or once lived. BIOSPHERE: It is the areas on Earth where _______________________ is found It includes any place on land, in the water or in the ______________________ where organisms live Living Organisms in the Biosphere: • Living organisms are found from about __________________ above the Earth to about _______________________ deep in the ocean ECOSYSTEM: All the ________________ factors and ________________ factors found in a certain place at any time. COMMUNITY: All the organisms _____________________in a specific area at a specific ________ POPULATION: A group of individuals of the ________________ ____________________ living in the same area at the same time SPECIES: A group of organisms so similar that they can breed and ______________________ fertile offspring.