Chapter 47 Test Review

The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Ecological Succession

• Decomposer

• Nitrogen Fixation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth (or analogous parts of other planets) occupied by organisms

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Ecological Succession

• Decomposer

• Nitrogen Fixation

Process by which the mix of species and habitat in an area change over time

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Ecological Succession

• Decomposer

• Nitrogen Fixation

Organism that breaks down dead organic material

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Ecological Succession

• Decomposer

• Nitrogen Fixation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Chemical processes by which atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated into organic compounds, especially by certain microorganisms as part of the nitrogen cycle

• Biosphere

• Ecology

• Ecological Succession

• Decomposer

• Nitrogen Fixation

Treeless, cold and windy

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Desert

• Grasslands

Filled with vegetation with long winters and moderate to high annual precipitation

• Taiga

• Tundra

• Deciduous Forests

• Tropical Rain Forests

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Filled with trees that lose their leaves at the end of a season

• Deciduous Forests

• Tropical Rain Forests

• Tundra

• Taiga

Large open areas of grass

• Desert

• Grasslands

• Tundra

• Taiga

Driest and filled with sand

• Grasslands

• Tundra

• Desert

• Taiga

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1