Ecosystem Vocab

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Classification of a non-native plant or animal.

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Invasive species

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Overlapping food chains in an ecosystem

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food web

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Path of energy and nutrients in an ecosystem.

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food chain

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Continuous movement of water between Earth's surface and air, changing from liquid to gas and back.

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Water cycle

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Continuous trapping of nitrogen gas into soil compounds and its return to the air

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Nitrogen cycle

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Controls growth/survival of a population

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Limited factors

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Boundary where freshwater meets saltwater

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estuaries

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Average weather pattern of a region over time

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climate

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Earth’s large ecosystems with distinct climate, soil, plants, and animals

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biome

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Role of an organism in an ecosystem

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niche