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enviro vocab 1
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| biotic | living |
| abiotic | nonliving |
| Sustainability | Living on Earth in a way that allows humans to use its resources without depriving future generations of those resources. |
| Biodiversity | The diversity of life forms in an environment. |
| Anthropogenic | Derived from human activities. |
| biomes | A geographic region categorized by a particular combination of average annual temperature, annual precipitation, and distinctive plant growth forms on land |
| photic zone | The upper layer of ocean water in the ocean that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis |
| aphotic zone | The deeper layer of ocean water that lacks sufficient sunlight for photosynthesis |
| profundal zone | A region of water where sunlight does not reach, below the limnetic zone in very deep lakes |
| benthic zone | The muddy bottom of a lake, pond, or ocean. |
| littoral zone | The shallow zone of soil and water in lakes and ponds where most algae and emergent plants grow |
| limnetic zone | A zone of open water in lakes and ponds. |
| ecosystem | A particular location on Earth with interacting biotic and abiotic components |
| assimilation | The process by which producers incorporate elements into their tissues. |
| transpiration | The release of water from leaves during photosynthesis. |
| ammonification | The process by which fungal and bacterial decomposers break down the organic nitrogen found in dead bodies and waste products and convert it into inorganic ammonium (NH4 +). |
| denitrification | The conversion of nitrate (NO3 – ) in a series of steps into the gases nitrous oxide (N2O) and, eventually, nitrogen gas (N2), which is emitted into the atmosphere. |
| nitrification | The conversion of ammonia (NH4 +) into nitrite (NO2 – ) and then into nitrate (NO3 – ). |
| eutrophication | A phenomenon in which a body of water becomes rich in nutrients. |
| gross primary productivity | The total amount of solar energy that producers in an ecosystem capture via photosynthesis over a given amount of time. |
| net primary productivity | The energy captured by producers in an ecosystem minus the energy producers respire. |
| detritivores | An organism that specializes in breaking down dead tissues and waste products into smaller particles. |
| primary consumers | Individuals incapable of photosynthesis; must obtain energy by consuming other organisms//// HERBIVORES OKAY |
| decomposers | Fungi or bacteria that convert organic matter into small elements and molecules that can be recycled back into the ecosystem. |
| biomass | The total mass of all living matter in a specific area. |
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