A thin spherical envelope of gases surrounding the earth’s surface
Air we breathe, gas up to 11 miles from earth’s surface.
gases that absorb and release energy to warm the lower atmosphere. Ex) water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane.
Gases above troposphere. This is where our ozone layer is.
O3 a gas that filters UV radiation.
Consists of all water on earth
The parts of the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere where life is found
The science that focuses on how organisms interact with each other.
Feeding level
Makes the nutrients they need fron the environment, ex. plants Another name for autotrophs
The process by which plants convert CO2 and H20 into glucose using sunlight
The process of inorganic molecules into complex nutrients. Performed by bacteria.
Organisms that obtain energy from plants. Another name for Herbivores
Organisms that feed on herbivores.
Organisms that feed on the flesh of other carnivores
Feed on the wastes or dead bodies of other organisms AKA detritivores
Using oxygen to convert glucose into CO2 and H20
AKA fermentation
The dry weight of all organic matter contained in the organisms of a trophic level
The rate at which an ecosystem's producers convert solar energy into chemical energy 3 Letters
The rate at which producers use photosynthesis to produce and store chemical energy minus the rate at which they use this stored chemical energy through aerobic respiration. 3 Letters
The nutrient cycle, elements and compounds that make up nutrients move through the air, water, soil, rock, and living organisms.
The collection, purification, and distribution of earth’s fixed supply of water. AKA water cycle
The release and utilization of carbon in the environment.
The conversion of N2 into ammonia and nitrate
The conversion of S into sulfur dioxide, sulfruic acid, and dimenthyl sulfide
The movement of phsphates through the ecosystem.
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