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Ecology Vocabulary

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Ecology Terms x28

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Created Date 02.03.22
Last Updated 02.07.22
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  • A greenhouse gas released from respiration or the decay of organic matter
  • The total carbon dioxide emission produced by an individual, group, or location
  • The average conditions, temperature and precipitation, over long periods in an area
  • The study of how organisms interact with one another and with their environment
  • A substance that is released into the atmosphere; the cause of air pollution
  • The gas that traps heat near Earth, preventing the heat from radiating back into space
  • A greenhouse gas released by the decay of organic matter and use of coal
  • A greenhouse gas produced by combustion
  • A concentration of oxygen in the stratosphere that blocks most solar UV radiation
  • The amount of molecules of water in air produced by evaporation
  • The day-to-day conditions in Earth’s atmosphere
  • All living things and their physical environments within a particular area
  • Any part of an ecosystem that is living or used to be living
  • Any part of an ecosystem that has never been living
  • The specific environment in which an organism lives
  • Anything an organism needs; includes nutrition, shelter, mates, and breeding grounds
  • An organism’s habitat, resource use, and fundamental role in a community
  • A species that has a strong or wide-ranging impact on a community
  • A grouping of ecosystems with similar abiotic and biotic conditions
  • The process where produces use sunlight to convert CO2 & H2O to sugar
  • A process where bacteria uses energy stored in hydrogen sulfide to convert CO2 & H2O to sugar
  • An organism that relies on other organisms for energy and nutrients
  • An organism that can capture energy from the sun or chemicals and store it
  • An organism that eats plants
  • An animal that kills and eats other animals
  • An animal that eats both plants and animals
  • An organism that scavenges waste products or dead bodies of other organisms
  • An organism that breaks down nonliving matter into simple parts that can be reused by producers