Ecosystems Vocab Flashcard

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Mass of living organisms in an area or ecosystem at a time

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Biomass

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Organisms in an ecological food chain that obtain energy by consuming others.

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Consumer

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A linear network of links in a food web from producers to apex predators.

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food chain

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Rate at which autotrophs produce net useful energy

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net primary production

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Organisms that feed on primary consumers for nutrients and energy.

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secondary consumer

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Trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere

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greenhouse effect

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Process of producing cellular energy with oxygen.

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aerobic respiration

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Regions of Earth's surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere with living organisms.

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biosphere

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Organisms that break down dead or decaying matter.

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Decomposer

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Consists of interconnected food chains

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Food web