Ecology Unit 1 Vocab

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An organism that makes its own food; also called a producer.

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autotroph

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Process converting fixed nitrogen compounds back to nitrogen gas.

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denitrification

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Organism that feeds on plant/animal remains and dead matter.

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detritivore

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Total living tissue in a trophic level

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biomass

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Process of transporting soil and sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity.

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erosion

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Network of interactions from feeding relationships in an ecosystem.

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food web

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Transfer of nitrogen from atmosphere to soil, organisms, and back.

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nitrogen cycle

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Energy can't be created or destroyed, only transformed.

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conservation of energy

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Natural environment that absorbs more CO2 than it releases, offsetting greenhouse gas emissions.

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carbon sink

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Action/process of forming or depositing sediment.

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sedimentation