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The process by witch producers use trapped energy from the sun to make food

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Photosynthesis

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A green pigment found in producers that traps the energy of the sun during photosynthesis

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Chlorphyll

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The process by witch an organisms obtains energy by breaking down high-energy foods, such as sugar and starch

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Cellular respiration

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A network of interconnected food chains in a ecosystem

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Food web

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A model that shows how food energy passes from organisms to organisms

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Food chain

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A model used by ecologists to show how many organisms are at each level in a food chain; there are many producers at the bottom of a pyramid, and a fewer organisms at the top

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Pyramid of numbers

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The transfer of energy that begins with the Sun and passes from one organisms to the next in a food chain

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Energy flow

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The carnivore at the end of a food chain

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Top consumer

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Photosynthesis

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The process by witch producers use trapped energy from the sun to make food

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Chlorophyll

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A green pigment found in producers that traps the energy of the sun during photosynthesis

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Cellular respiration

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The process by witch an organisms obtains energy by breaking down high-energy foods, such as sugar and starch

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Food web

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A network of interconnected food chains in a ecosystem

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Food chain

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A model that shows how food energy passes from organisms to organisms

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Pyramid of numbers

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A model used by ecologists to show how many organisms are at each level in a food chain; there are many producers at the bottom of a pyramid, and a fewer organisms at the top

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Energy flow

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The transfer of energy that begins with the Sun and passes from one organisms to the next in a food chain

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Carbon cycle

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A model showing how carbon is used and re-used through out ecosystems

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A model showing how carbon is used and re-used through out ecosystems

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Carbon cycle

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Water cycle

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The continuous movement of water through the environment; the water cycle consists of evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation

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The continuous movement of water through the environment; the water cycle consists of evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation

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Water cycle

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Evaporation

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The process in a which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor; for example, liquid water evaporate to become water vapor

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The process in a which a liquid changes into a gas or vapor; for example, liquid water evaporate to become water vapor

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Evaporation

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Transpiration

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The process in which water that is taken in through a plant’s roots evaporates from the plant’s leaves, stem, and flowers

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The process in which water that is taken in through a plant’s roots evaporates from the plant’s leaves, stem, and flowers

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Transpiration

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Condensation

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The process in which a gas or vapor changes in state to become liquid; for example, water vapor condenses into liquid water

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The process in which a gas or vapor changes in state to become liquid; for example, water vapor condenses into liquid water

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Condensation

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Precipitation

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The process in which tiny droplets inside clouds combine to form large drops which fall to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail; also, the water {in liquid or solid state} that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail

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The process in which tiny droplets inside clouds combine to form large drops which fall to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail; also, the water {in liquid or solid state} that falls to Earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail

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Precipitation

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Ground Water

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The water contained in Earth’s crust

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The water contained in Earth’s crust

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Ground Water

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Run-off

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Water that runs along the surface of the grounds into lakes and rivers

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Water that runs along the surface of the grounds into lakes and rivers

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Run-off

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Pollution

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A collective term for the different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment through human activities

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A collective term for the different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment through human activities

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Pollution

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Pollutant

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A material that causes pollution

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A material that causes pollution

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Pollutant

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Bioaccumulation

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The accumulation of pollutants in organisms through the levels of a food chain, so that organisms higher up the food chain have higher levels of pollutants

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The accumulation of pollutants in organisms through the levels of a food chain, so that organisms higher up the food chain have higher levels of pollutants

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Bioaccumulation

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Limiting Factor

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Any living or non-living factor that controls the number of individuals in a population

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Any living or non-living factor that controls the number of individuals in a population

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Limiting Factor

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Carrying Capacity

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The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time

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The maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time

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Carrying Capacity

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Global Warning

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The steady increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere

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The steady increase in the temperature of Earth’s atmosphere

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Global Warning

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Ecological Succession

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The gradual change in the make-up of a biological community over time

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The gradual change in the make-up of a biological community over time

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Ecological Succession

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Top Consumer

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The carnivore at the end of a food chain

Chapter 2 Vocab (24 decks)

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