Yuto

Question 1

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

Question 8

The carnivore at the end of a food chain

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Top consumer

Question 9

Photosynthesis

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

Question 10

Chlorophyll

Answer 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

Food web

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A network of interconnected food chains in a ecosystem

Question 13

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

Question 15

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

Question 19

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

Question 21

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

Question 24

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

Question 26

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

Question 32

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

Question 39

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