1.1-1.3 - Ecology Vocab Review Honors

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What is nitrogen fixation?

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The process by which atmospheric nitrogen is converted into compounds that plants, animals, and other organisms can use.

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What is a detritivore?

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An animal that feeds on dead organic material, especially plant detritus.

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What is a biogeochemical cycle?

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The flow and recycling of matter and elements within and among ecosystems.

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What is the greenhouse effect?

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The process in which certain gases trap sunlight energy in the Earth's atmosphere as heat.

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What is a biotic factor?

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Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact.

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What is denitrification?

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The process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas.

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What is an ecosystem?

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is a food chain?

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A linear sequence of organisms through which nutrients and energy pass as one organism eats another.

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What is a food web?

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A complex network of feeding relationships among various organisms in an ecosystem.