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Vocab Chap. 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecology | scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment |
| biome | group of ecosystems that have the same climate and dominant communities |
| species | group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring |
| autotroph | organism that can capture energy from sunlight or chemicals and use it to produce its own food from inorganic compounds; also called a producer |
| photosynthesis | process by which plants and some other organisms use light energy to convert water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and high-energy carbohydrates such as sugars and starches |
| chemosynthesis | process by which some organisms, such as certain |
| heterotroph/consumer | |
| herbivore | |
| carnivore | |
| omnivore | |
| detritivore | |
| decomposer | |
| food chain | |
| food web | |
| cellular respiration | |
| trophic level | |
| ecological pyramid | |
| biogeochemical cycle | |
| limiting nutrient | |
| algal bloom |