APES

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What biome has warm temperatures and seasonal rainfall?

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Tropical Seasonal Forest

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What is the consequence of too much phosphorus in waterways?

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Eutrophication

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Which biome has very low precipitation and variable temperatures?

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Desert

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What is the term for the total amount of energy that producers convert to chemical energy in organic molecules per unit of time?

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Gross primary productivity

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What process occurs when plant roots absorb ammonium ions and nitrate ions for use in making molecules such as DNA, amino acids, and proteins?

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Assimilation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the primary productivity that represents the total energy captured by producers?

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Total primary productivity

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the process called when nitrogen gas is converted into ammonia?

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Nitrogen fixation

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What is the process of converting ammonium ions into nitrates?

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Nitrification

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the process called when nitrates are converted back into nitrogen gas?

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Denitrification

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What is the term for the breakdown of organic matter into ammonia?

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Ammonification