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Bob Jones Life Science - Chapter 16

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ecology   The study of the relationships between organisms and their physical environments  
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ecosystem   A limited area in which living and nonliving thing interact  
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abiotic environment   The nonliving parts of an ecosystem  
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biotic community   All the living organisms in an ecosystem  
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habitat   The place where an organism lives  
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niche   The role or function of an organism in its environment  
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water cycle   A continuous movement of water from the atmosphere to the earth and back to the atmosphere  
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evaportaion   The change of a liquid to a vapor, such as the movement of water from the earth into the atmosphere  
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precipitation   The movement of water from the atmosphere to the ground  
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succession   A predictable series of changes that occur in biotic communities as they progress toward a climax community  
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population   All the members of one species living in a particular ecosystem  
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producer   An organism that manufactures its own food (energy source), such as plants and algae  
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consumer   An organism that obtains food by eating other organisms  
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carbon cycle   The exchange of carbon between organisms carrying on photosynthesis and those carrying on cellular respiration; functions in relationship with the oxygen cycle  
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oxygen cycle   The exchange of oxygen between organisms carrying on photosynthesis and those carrying on cellular respiration; functions in relationship with the carbon cycle  
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nitrogen cycle   The process by which various compounds of nitrogen are used and reused as they move through biotic and abiotic communities  
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circadian rhythm   A change that occurs on a 24 hour cycle; a daily rhythm  
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nocturnal   Active at night  
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diurnal   Active during the day  
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seasonal rhythm   A change that occurs with the change of season in an ecosystem  
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