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17 Cards in this Set
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Bioaccumulation |
gradual build up of chemicals in organisms. |
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Biodegredation |
Decomposition (breaking down dead organic matter). |
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Carbonate |
Combo of carbon and oxygen that is dissolved in ocean water. |
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Cellular Resporation |
How plants and animals release carbon dioxide back into the atmosphere by converting carbs and oxygen into carbon dioxide and water. |
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Decomposers |
Organisms that break down waste and dead organisms and change them to useable nutrients. |
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Denitrification |
How nitrogen is returned to the atmosphere (denitrifying bacteria). |
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Food Chain |
Shows flow of energy from plant to animal to animal ect. (Line). |
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Food Pyramid |
Shows loss of energy by trophic level, or biomass/numbers. |
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Food Web |
Model of feeding relationships within an ecosystem. (Web). |
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Heavy Metal |
Metallic elements with high density that are toxic to organisms at low concentrations. (Lead, mercury, cadmium). |
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Keystone Species |
Species that can greatly affect population numbers and health (salmon in BC). |
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Nitrification |
Ammonium is converted into nitrate through nitrifying bacteria. |
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Nutrients |
Substances required for energy, growth, development, ect. |
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PCBs |
Polychlorinated biphenyls; chemicals containing chlorine that are used to manufacture plastics and paints, stored in the tissue of animals and persist in the environment (POP). |
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Pesticides |
Chemicals used to eliminate pests. |
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Photosynthesis |
Carbon dioxide enters plants and reacts with water and sunlight to produce carbon dioxide. |
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Trophic Levels |
Primary producer, primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer. |
