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organism that obtains its energy by feeding on dead organisms or wastes
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detritivore
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organism that causes decay
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decomposer
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a network of interconnected food chains in an ecosystem
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food web
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capacity for doing work; the ability to move or change matter
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energy pyramid
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the dry weight of tissue and other organic matter found in a specific ecosystem
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biomass
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cycle in which a substance, such as carbon or water, enters into an environment's living reservoir where it remains for a certain period of time and is returned to a nonliving reservoir
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biogeochemical cycle
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water found beneath Earth's surface
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ground water
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loss of water from a plant through its stomata
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transpiration
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process of combining nitrogen gas w/ hydrogen to form ammonia
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nitrogen fixation
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