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BMMS Unit 2 Science 7 Capstone Vocabulary

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renewable resource   a resource which can be used repeatedly because it is replaced naturally; usually within your lifetime  
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nonrenewable resource   a resource of economic value that cannot be readily replaced by natural means within one’s lifetime  
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photosynthesis   the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize (make) foods from carbon dioxide and water  
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biodiversity   the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem  
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ecology   the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings  
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soil erosion   a naturally occurring process that wears away a field's topsoil by forces of water, wind, or farming activities  
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energy   the ability to do work  
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matter   anything that has mass and takes up space  
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predatory interaction   a relationship between predator and pray where one or neither are harmed  
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competitive interaction   a relationship between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species are harmed  
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commensalism   a relationship between two organisms in which one benefits and the other neither benefits or is harmed  
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mutualism   a relationship between organisms or species in which both the organisms or species benefit  
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petroleum   naturally occurring fossil fuel, found in geological formations beneath the Earth's surface; commonly refined into various types of fuels  
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nuclear energy   energy pulled from the nucleus of an atom and changed into electricity  
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fossil fuel   a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed from the remains of living organisms  
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hydroelectric energy   energy created from flowing water that is captured and changed into electricity  
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geothermal energy   heat from the earth that is changed to create electricity  
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