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Ecology Vocab
Ecology Vocab Mrs. Courtright
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ecosystem | the community of organisms and their abiotic (nonliving) environment |
| Carbon Cycle | the movement of carbon from the nonliving environnment into living things and back |
| Photosynthesis | the process by which green plants use energy from sunlight to produce sugar and oxygen from carbon dioxide and water |
| Respiration | the process in which an organism uses oxygen for its life processes and gives off carbon dioxide |
| Decomposition | the breakdown of dead organism and organic wastes which releases carbon dioxide and water into the atmosphere |
| Combustion | the process of burning fuels which releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere |
| Nitrogen Cycle | the movement of nitrogen from the nonliving environment into living things and back again |
| Nitrogen Fixation | the process in which bacteria or lightning change nitrogen gas into a form that plants can use |
| Biodiversity | the variety of living things in a given area |
| Deforestation | the process of clearing forests |