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Chapter 2 Creative Use Of Vocab
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Science
7th Grade
10/05/2011

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Water Cycle
Definition
The Continuous Process By Which Water Moves From Earth's Surface To The Atmosphere. (Water Being Recycled)
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Nitrogen Fixation
Definition
Process Of Changing Free Nitrogen Into A Usable Form.
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Climate
Definition
The Typical Weather Patterns in an area over a long period of time
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Biome
Definition
A Group Of Land Ecosystems With Similar Climates And Organisms.
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Intertidal Zone
Definition
The Area Between The Highest High-Tide And The Lowest Low-Tide.
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Neretic Zone
Definition
A Region Of Shallow Water Below The Low-Tide Line.
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Biogeography
Definition
The Study Of Where Organisms Live.
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Nitrogen Cycle
Definition
When Nitrogen Moves From The Air To The Soil, Into Living Things, And Back Into The Air.
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Food Chain
Definition
A Series Of Events In Which One Organism Eats Another And Obtains Energy.
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Food Web
Definition
A Food Web Consists Of The Many Overlapping Food Chains In An Ecosystem.
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Producers
Definition
An Organism That Can Make Its Own Food.
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Consumers
Definition
An Organism That Obtains Energy By Feeding On Other Organisms.
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Decomposers
Definition
Decomposers Break Down Wastes And Dead Organisms And Return The Raw Materials Back Into The Ecosystem.
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Energy Pyramid
Definition
A Diagram that shows the amount of energy that moves from one feeding level to another in a Food Web.
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Estuary
Definition
The Area Where The Freshwater Of A River Meets The SaltWater Of An Ocean.
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