Interim 2 Vocabulary Review

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Resources from Earth that can naturally replenish themselves

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Renewable resource

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An organism that makes its own food or energy. These organisms are also called autotrophs.

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Producer

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A non-native organism to the ecosystem that can cause environmental or economic harm

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Invasive species

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A hydrocarbon-containing material such as coal, oil, and natural gas, formed naturally in the Earth's crust from the remains of dead plants and animals that is extracted and burned.

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Fossil fuels

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Resources from Earth that are in limited supply and cannot be replenished within a person's lifetime.

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Nonrenewable resources

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The process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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Photosynthesis

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The variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

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Biodiversity

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A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed.

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Parasitism

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The gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.

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Ecological succession

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The movement of carbon through the environment, including the atmosphere, oceans, and living organisms.

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Carbon cycle