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Ch. 25 - Powell
Question | Answer |
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process in which producers make energy rich nutrient molecules from chemicals. | chemosynthesis |
process converting nitrogen gas into a form plants can use | nitrogen fixation |
surrounding Earth; is made of gases | atmosphere |
nonliving environmental features | abiotic |
mixture of mineral and rock particles, remains of organisms, water, and air | soil |
living or once living environmental features | biotic |
process in which water vapor changes into liquid water | condensation |
average weather conditions over time | climate |
model describing how water moves through the environment | water cycle |
shows the comparative amount of energy available at each feeding level in an ecosystem | energy pyramid |
process in which liquid water changes into water vapor | evaporation |
model of the complex feeding relationships among multiple organisms in a community | food web |
model describing how nitrogen is passed all throughout the ecosystems so that organisms can use it | nitrogen cycle |
model describing how carbon molecules move between the living and nonliving world | carbon cycle |