Ecology Final 2024

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_________ ______________: extinction of many species in a relatively short period of geologic time

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mass extinction

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Nitrogen fixation is accomplished by _____

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bacteria

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___________ services are processes provided by healthy ecosystems that support life and human economies at no monetary cost to us.

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Ecological

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What is one of the biogeochemical cycles?

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Nitrogen

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The process by which plants convert sunlight into chemical energy is called __________.

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photosynthesis

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

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biodiversity

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The ___________ cycle describes the movement of carbon among the atmosphere, oceans, soil, and living organisms.

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carbon

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__________ are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem.

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decomposers

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The ___________ is a model that describes the flow of energy through an ecosystem.

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food chain

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__________ is the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time.

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ecological succession