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Nitrogen Cycle
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cycling of the element N throughout the biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere using the following processes: nitrogen fixation, nitrification, ammonification, & detnitrification
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Carbon Cycle
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cycling of the element C throughout the biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere using the following processes: photosynthesis, cellular respiration, decomposition, and combustion
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Phosphorus Cycle
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cycling of the element P throughout the biosphere, lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere using the following processes: plant assimilation, Energy web transfer & decomposition
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biotic factor
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living parts of an ecosystem
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abiotic factor
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nonliving parts of an ecosystem
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diversity
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the degree of variation in species of living things in an ecosystem
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productivity
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rate of the generation of biomass in an ecosystem
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biosphere
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zone of the Earth where all living things are found
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homo-
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same
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-cycle
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circle, ring
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