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| Law of Conservation of Matter |
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| In any physical or chemical change, matter is neither created nor destroyed, but just changes from one form to another. |
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| First Law of Thermodynamics |
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| In any physical or chemical change, no detectable amount of energy is created or destroyed, but can be transferred from one form to another. |
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| Second Law of Thermodynamics |
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| In any conversion of heat energy to useful work, some of the initial energy input is always degraded, more dispersed, and less useful energy. |
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Primary- Organism that feeds on plants or on other producers.
Secondary- Organism that only feeds on primary consumers.
Tertiary- Animals that feed on animal-eating animals.
Detritvores- A consumer that feeds on dead organisms and wastes of living organisms (detritus).
Decomposers- Organism that digests parts of dead organisms and cast-off fragments by breaking down complex organic molecules. These organisms consist of bacteria and fungi. |
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Keystone- Species whose role affects many other organisms in an ecosystem.
Indigenous- native species
Invasive- nonnative species
Foundation- Plays a role in shaping communities by creating and enhancing a habitat that benefits other species.
Indicator- Species that serve as early warnings that a community/ecosystem is being degraded. |
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