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definition of pyramid of numbers

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a model used by ecologists to show how many organisims are at each level in a good chain, producers at the bottom of the pyramid and fewer organisims at the top

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a model used by ecologists to show how many organisims are at each level in a good chain, producers at the bottom of the pyramid and fewer organisims at the top

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definition of pyramid of numbers

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a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem

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definition of food web

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definition of photosynthesis

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when producers trap energy from the sun to make food

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when producers trap energy from the sun to make food

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definition of photosynthesis

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definition of chlorophyll

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a green pigment found in producers that traps the energy of the sun during photosynthesis

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a green pigment found in producers that traps the energy of the sun during photosyntheseis

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definition of chlorophyll

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definition of cellular respiration

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the process by which an organisms obtain energy by breaking down high energy food

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the process by which an organisms obtain energy by breaking down high energy food

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definition of cellular respiration

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definition of food web

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a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem

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definition of food chain

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a model that shows how food energy passes from organism to organism

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a model that shows how food energy passes from organisms to organisms

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definition of food chain

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definition of energy flow

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the transfer of energy that begins with the Sun and passes from one organisms to the next in a food web

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a transfer of energy that begins with the sun and passes from one organisms to the next in a food web

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definition of energy flow

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Definition of carbon cycle

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a model showing how carbon is used and re-used throughout ecosystem

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a model showing how carbon is used an re-used throughout ecosystem

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definition of carbon cycle

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carbon dioxide

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a gas that is involved in the process of photosynthesis, and that is produced by the process of cellular respiration

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a gas that is involved in the process of photosynthesis, and that is produced by the process cellular respiration

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carbon dioxide

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water cycle

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the continuous movement of water through the environment; the water cycle consists of evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation

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the continuous movement of water through the environment; evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and precipitation

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definition of water cycle

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list 4 main processes in water cycle

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-evaporation; the process in which a liquid changes into a gas or vapour
-transpiration; water from a plants root evaporates from the leaves, stem, and flowers from the plant
-condensation; the water vapour from the air changes back into tiny droplets of water when the air cools. Remain held in air as clouds or fogs
-precipitation; tiny water droplets from clouds unite to make large drops of drops. then these fall on earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

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definition top consumer

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the carnivore at the end of the food chain

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the carnivore at the end of the food chain

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definition of top consumer

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-evaporation; the process in which a liquid changes into a gas or vapour
-transpiration; water from a plants root evaporates from the leaves, stem, and flowers from the plant
-condensation; the water vapour from the air changes back into tiny droplets of water when the air cools. Remain held in air as clouds or fogs
-precipitation; tiny water droplets from clouds unite to make large drops of drops. then these fall on earth as rain, sleet, snow, or hail.

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4 main process in the water cycle

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definiton of precipitation

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water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow

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definition of evaporation

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Evaporation is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas.

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definition of transpiration

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Transpiration occurs when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves

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definition of condensation

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the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water it’s the opposite of evaporation. Condensation is crucial to the water cycle because it is responsible for the formation of clouds

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water that falls from the clouds towards the ground, especially as rain or snow

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definition of precipitation

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the process by which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water it’s the opposite of evaporation.

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definition of condensation

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occurs when plants take up liquid water from the soil and release water vapor into the air from their leaves

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definition of transpiration

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is the process by which a liquid turns into a gas.

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definition of evaporation

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definition of run off

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Runoff occurs when there is more water than land can absorb into lake and/or creeks

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occurs when there is more water than land can absorb into lake and/or creeks

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definition of run off

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definition of pollution

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a collective term for the different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment through human activities

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a collective term for the different types of harmful materials that are released into the environment through human activities

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definition of pollution

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definition of pollutants

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a material that causes pollution

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a material that causes pollution

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definition of pollutants

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definition of bioaccumulation

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the accumulation of pollutants in organisms through the levels of the food chain, so that organisms higher up in the food have higher levels of pollutant

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the accumulation of pollutants in organisms through the levels of the food chain, so that organisms higher up in the food chain have higher levels of pollutant

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definition of bioaccumulation

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definition of limiting factor

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any abiotic or biotic factor that controls the the number of individuals in a population

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any abiotic or biotic factor that controls the the number of individuals in a population

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definition of limiting factors

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definition of carrying capacity

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the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time

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the maximum number of individuals that an environment can support over a long period of time

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definition of carrying capacity

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definition of global warming

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the steady increase in the temperature of earths atmosphere

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definition of ecological succession

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the gradual change in the makeup of a biological community over time

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the steady increase in the temperature of earths atmosphere

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definition of global warming

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the gradual change in the makeup of a biological community over time

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definition of ecological succession

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definition of natural selection

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the process by which random evolutionary changes are selected for by nature in a consistent, orderly and non-random way.

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the process by which random evolutionary changes are selected for by nature in a consistent, orderly and non random way

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definition of natural selection

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definition of evolution

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any change in the heritable traits within a population across generations

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any change in the heritable traits within a population across generations

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definition of evolution

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