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Unit 2 Capstone Voc
BMMS Unit 2 Science 7 Capstone Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| renewable resource | a resource which can be used repeatedly because it is replaced naturally; usually within your lifetime |
| nonrenewable resource | a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means within one’s lifetime |
| photosynthesis | the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize (make) foods from carbon dioxide and water |
| biodiversity | the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem |
| ecology | the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings |
| soil erosion | a naturally occurring process that wears away a field's topsoil by forces of water, wind, or farming activities |
| energy | the ability to do work |
| matter | anything that has mass and takes up space |
| predatory interaction | a relationship between predator and pray where one or neither are harmed |
| competitive interaction | a relationship between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species are harmed |
| commensalism | a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other neither benefits or is harmed |
| mutualism | a relationship between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species benefit |
| petroleum | naturally occurring fossil fuel, found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface; commonly refined into various types of fuels |
| nuclear energy | energy pulled from the nucleus of an atom and changed into electricity |
| fossil fuel | a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed from the remains of living organisms |
| hydroelectric energy | energy created from flowing water that is captured and changed into electricity |
| geothermal energy | heat from the earth that is changed to create electricity |
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