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Envi. Science P.3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What process is when nitrogen is converted between its various chemical forms. | Nitrogen Cycle |
| What process is a biogeochemical cycle that describes the movement of phosphorus through the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. | Phosphorus Cycle |
| The change of the inherited traits of a population of organisms through successive generations. | Evolution |
| What is a representative of the relationships of living organisms in nature? | Food Chain |
| What is a series of related food chains displaying movement of energy and matter through an ecosystem? | Food Web |
| What is an artificial application of water to the soil? | Irrigation |
| What is the salt content in the soil when it occurs overtime wherever irrigation occurs. | Salinization |
| What are organisms that can make organic compounds they need as nutrients from simple inorganic compounds obtained from their environment. | Autotroph |
| What are organisms that can't synthesize the organic nutrients they need and get their organic nutrients by consuming others. | Heterotroph |
| What is Typically plants or Algae? | Producer |
| Can't make their own food. | Consumer |
| Plants and algae make their own food and are called what? | Primary Producers |
| Herbivores eat plants and are called what? | Primary Consumers |