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by miniwood111, Dec. 2009

Subjects: a aqa biol4 biology level

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	Energy flow through an ecosystem is ______	linear. The heat lost cannot be recycled
	What's the posh name for decomposers?	Saprobiotic microorganisms
	What are the two main reasons carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has increased over the past few hundred years?	Combustion of fossil fuels Deforestation (removal of photosynthesising biomass)
	How is the sea involved in maintaining carbon dioxide levels?	When atmospheric levels are high, carbon dioxide dissolves in the water, and when atmospheric levels are low, the reverse occurs. Phytoplankton use the dissolved carbon dioxide to form macromolecules that make up their bodies