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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | all the living and non living things in a given area |
| biotic factor | the living things in an ecosystem |
| abiotic factor | the living things in an ecosystem , such as sunlight and water |
| climate | describe average weather conditions in an area over time . |
| photisynthesis | a series of chemical reactions that convert light energy in matter , and carbon dioxide into the food energy molecule glucose and give off oxygen . |
| chemosynthesis | the process during which producers use chemical energy in matter rather the light energy and make food . |
| food chain | a model that shows how energy flows in an ecosystem through feeling relationships |
| food web | shows how food food chains in a community are interconnected |
| energy pyramid | the amount if energy avaliable in each step pf a food chain |
| evaporation | the process during which liquid water changes into gas called water . |
| condensation | the process during which water vapor changes into liquid . |
| precipitation | water that falls from clouds to earth's surface . |
| nitrogen fixation | the process that changes atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen copouds that are usable in living things . |
| atmosphere | the layers of gases that surrounds earth |