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Apex Ecology Vocab 1
Apex vocabulary words
Question | Answer |
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Biome | A large distinctive complex of plant communities created and maintained by climate |
Biomass Pyramid | Shows the available energy from one trophic level to the next. |
Climate | The average weather condition in an area over a long period of time. |
Energy Pyramid | A graphic model of energy flow in a community that shows the different groups of organisms that might compose a food chain from the bottom up. |
Erosion | Weathering of the soil by wind or precipitation |
Greenhouse Gas | Gas composed of molecules that absorb and radiate infrared rays from the sun. |
Hydrologic Cycle | Movement of water between ocean, land and atmosphere. |
Latitude | The angular distance north and south of the equator, measured in degrees on a map or globe. |
Prevailing Wind | A wind that flows predominately from a single direction. |
Primary Consumer | Something that eats producers which makes them most likely herbivores. |
Solstice | When the sun is the greatest distance from the celestial equator. |
Symbiont | Organisms that live together for their mutual benefit. |