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biosphere
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combined parts in the planet in which all life exists
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community
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collection of diffrenet populations that live together in an area
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autotroph
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organism can capture energy and use it to produce food
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chemosynthesis
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process in which organisms use chemical energy to produce carbohydrates
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detrotivore
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consumer that feeds on plant and animal remains and other dead matter
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biomass
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total amount of living tissue within a tropic level
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transpiration
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process in which water evaportes from the leaves of plants
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denitrification
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process in which bacteria converts nitrates into nitrogen gas
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biome
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group of ecosystems that have the same climate and samilar dominant communites
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tropic level
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each step in a food chain or food web
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