a group of various species that live in the same place and interact with one another

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

the place where an organism usually lives

the variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation with a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem

the replacement of one type of community by another at a single location over a period of time

the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time

a large region characterized by a specific type of climate types of plant and animal communities

the basic food source for an ecosystem

organisms that eat other organisms instead of producing their own food

organisms that break down the remains of animals

each step in the transfer of the energy through an ecosystem

a triangular diagram that results energy passes through the ecosystem's food chain

the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back

the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment

the process in which nitrogen between organisms in an ecosystem

the movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms form the surroundings to organisms and then back to the surroundings.

the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into the living things and back

the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment

the process in which nitrogen between organisms in an ecosystem

the movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms form the surroundings to organisms and them back to the surroundings

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Biology

Chapter 4 vocab

Question	Answer
Community	a group of various species that live in the same place and interact with one another
Ecosystem	a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
Habitat	the place where an organism usually lives
Biodiversity	the variety of organisms in a given area, the genetic variation with a population, the variety of species in a community, or the variety of communities in an ecosystem
Succession	the replacement of one type of community by another at a single location over a period of time
Climate	the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
Biome	a large region characterized by a specific type of climate types of plant and animal communities
Producer	the basic food source for an ecosystem
Consumer	organisms that eat other organisms instead of producing their own food
Decomposers	organisms that break down the remains of animals
Trophic level	each step in the transfer of the energy through an ecosystem
Energy pyramid	a triangular diagram that results energy passes through the ecosystem's food chain
Carbon cycle	the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into living things and back
Respiration	the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment
Nitrogen cycle	the process in which nitrogen between organisms in an ecosystem
Phosphorus cycle	the movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms form the surroundings to organisms and then back to the surroundings.
Carbon cycle	the movement of carbon from the nonliving environment into the living things and back
Respiration	the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between living cells and their environment
Nitrogen cycle	the process in which nitrogen between organisms in an ecosystem
Phosphorus cycle	the movement of phosphorus in different chemical forms form the surroundings to organisms and them back to the surroundings

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