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| Organic, dark material remaining after decomposition by microorganisms. |
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| removal of dissolved materials from soil by water moving downwards through soil. |
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| underground layers of porous rock allow water to move slowly. |
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| decomposers convert organic waste into ammonia |
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| ammonia is converted to nitrate ions |
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| inorganic N is converted into organic molecules such as DNA/amino acids & proteins. |
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| bacteria convert ammonia back into N. |
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| the living components of a ecosystem. |
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| The nonliving components of an ecosystem. |
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| organism that makes its own food |
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| formed from solidification of magma. |
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| formed from heat and pressure |
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| formed by weathering and erosion. |
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| species whose role in the ecosystem is more important than others. |
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| species that serve as early warnings that an ecosystem is being damaged |
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| substance that cause fetus deformities |
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| maximum amount of offspring a species can have |
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| the belief that something is right if it produces the greatest benefit to humans in the future. |
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| perfect agricultural soil with equal portions of sand,silt, and clay. |
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| consists of a core, control rods, moderator, steam generator, turbine, containtment building. |
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| return a contaminated area to its original state. |
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| substance that causes cancer. |
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| often can grow at a uncontrolled rate because they have no natural predators, disrupt the balance of the ecosystem and have no competition because they kill off many inhabitants |
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| large distinct terrestrial region having similar climate, soil, plants and animals. |
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| nuclei of isotopes split apart when struck by neutrons. |
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| allows the use of resources in a responsible manner. |
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| Hydrologic Cycle components |
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| evaporation, transportation, runoff, condensation, precipitation, and infiltration |
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| setting aside areas and protection them from human activities |
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| oxygen consuming producers, consumers and decomposers break down complex organic compounds and convert C back into Co2 |
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| relationship between two organisms in which neither by themselves can exist without the other |
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