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Biology
9th Grade
09/17/2012

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community-
Definition
a group of various species that live in the same place and interact with on another
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ecosystem-
Definition
the group along the nonliving and living environment
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habitat-
Definition
is the place where an organism lives
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biodiversity-
Definition
the variety of organisms in a given area
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succession-
Definition
the replacement of one community by another at a single place over a period of time
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climate-
Definition
is the average weather conditions in an area over along period of time
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biome-
Definition
is a large region characterized by a specific kind of climate and certain kinds of plant and animal communities
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producers-
Definition
the basic food source for an photosynthetic organism
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consumer-
Definition
are organisms that eat other organisms instead of producing their own food
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decomposers-
Definition
such as bacteria and fungi are organisms that break down the remains of animals
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trophic level-
Definition
the steps in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem
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energy pyramid-
Definition
a triangular diagram that passes through the ecosystems food chain
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carbon cycle-
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is the continuous movement of carbon from the environment into living things and back
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nitrogen cycle-
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is the process in which nitrogen calculates among the air, soil, water, and organisms in an ecosystem
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phosphorus cycle-
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is the movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms from the surroundings to organisms and then back to the surroundings
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water cycle
Definition
continuous water flow between the atmosphere,the land, and the oceans
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