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14 Cards in this Set
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Trophic Level
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Feeding level in an ecosystem
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Food Chain
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Pathway of food transfer from one trophic level to another
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Primary Consumer
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Consumer that feeds directly on producers
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Secondary Consumer
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Consumer that eats primary consumers
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Detritus
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Wastes and remains of dead organisms
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Food Web
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Pattern of feeding in an ecosystem consisting of interconnected and branching food chains
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Biomass
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Organic material manufactured by producers
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Primary Productivity
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Rate at which producers in an ecosystem build biomass
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Energy Pyramid
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Rate at which producers in an ecosystem build biomass
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Biomass Pyramid
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Diagram representing the biomass in each trophic level of an ecosystem
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Pyramid of Numbers
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Representation of the number of individual organisms in each trophic level of an ecosystem
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Nitrogen Fixation
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Process by which certain bacteria convert nitrogen gas to ammonia
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Nitrification
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Process by which certain bacteria convert ammonium to nitrates
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Biodiversity
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Variety of life on Earth
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