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Environment Vocab

QuestionAnswer
Population all the same species in an area
Community all the living things in an area
Ecosystem all living things and nonliving things in an area
Abiotic non-living things
Producers organisms that make their own food (plants)
Decomposers break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil
Consumers organisms that do not make their own food
Herbivores plant eaters
Omnivores plant and meat eaters
Carnivores meat eaters
Food Chain Arrows show energy transfers from one organism to another
Food Web All of the food chains in an area
Sun Ultimate energy source
Energy Pyramid Diagram that shows energy transfers as you go up each level. As you go up the pyramid, the amount of energy and the number of organisms decreases. At each level, energy is lost as heat.
Global Warming The increase in the average yearly temperature
Acid Rain Rain with a pH of 4-5 is falling to earth as a result of sulfur from factories being released into the atmosphere.
Deforestation Cutting down of trees (and not replanting them) for human building needs
Ecological Succession Change in plants/animals in an area over time
Photosynthesis Occurs in leaves (in the choloplasts). Carbon Dioxide + water + light -> oxygen + glucose
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