| A | B |
|---|
| BIOTIC? | LIVING COMPONENTS OF THE BIOSPHERE |
| ABIOTIC? | NON LIVING COMPONNTS OF THE BIOSPHERE |
| BIOSPHERE? | THE NARROW ZONE AROUND THE EARTH THAT HARBOS LIFE |
| ATMOSPHERE? | AIR THAT ENCIRCLES THE EARTH |
| ALBEDO EFFECT? | THE AMOUNT OF LIGHT REFLECCION |
| BIOCHEMICAL CYCLE? | CYCLICAL TRANSFER OF NUTRIENTS FROM THE ENVIORMENT TO AN ORGANISM, AND BACK TO THE ENVIORMENT |
| WATER CYCLE? | MOVEMENT OF WATER THROUGH THE ENVIORMENT- FROM THE ATMOSPHERE TO EARTH AND BACK |
| CHEMOSYNTHESIS? | OCCURS WHEN SOME ORGANISMS USE ENERGY FROM CHEMICALS RATHER THAN SUNLIGHT |
| WHAT THE CHEMOSYSTHESIS PRODUCE? | GLUCOSE |
| NITROGEN CYCLE? | NITROGEN CYCLE BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIORMENT |
| NITROGEN FIXATION? | CONVERSION OF NITROGEN GAS, INTO NITRATES AND AMMONIUM IONS |
| DENITRIFYING BACTERIA? | REDUCE NITRATES TO GASEOUS NITROGEN AND SOME NITROUS OXIDE |
| NITROGEN-FIXING BACTERIA? | CONVERT ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN TO NITROGEN COMPOUNDS SUCH AS AMMONIA AND NITRATES |
| ECOSYSTEM? | A COMMUNITY AND ITS PHYSICAL, AND CHEMICAL ENVIORMENT |
| PRODUCERS? | AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISMS |
| CONSUMERS? | HETEROTRIPHIC ORGANISMS |
| CHEMOSYNTHESIS? | THE FORMATION OF CARBOHYDRATES FROM ENERGY RESULTING FROM BREAKDOWN RATHER THAN FROM LIGHT |
| DESCOMPOSERS? | GENERAL BACTERIA AND FUNGI THAT BREAK DOWN THE REMAINS OF OTHER ORGANISMS IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING THEIR ORGANIC NUTRIENTS |
| TROPHIC LEVEL? | IS USED TO LOCATE THE POSITION OF AN ORGANISM DURING ITS ENERGY-SEEKING ACTIVITIES. EX. PLANTS BELONG TO THE FIRST THROPHIC LEVEL. |
| FOOD CHAINS? | ILLUSTRATE STEP-BY-STEP SEQUENCE OF WHO EATS WHOM IN THE BIOSPHERE |
| CARNIVORE? | AN ANIMAL THAT EATS OTHER ANIMALS TO OBTAIN FOOD |
| OMNIVORE? | ORGANISM THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS |
| HERVIVORE? | ORGANISMS THAT ONLY EAT PLANTS |
| GRAZER FOOD CHAINS | ORIGINATE WITH PLANTS THAT ARE CONSUMED BY HERVIVORES |
| DETRITUS? | ANY ORGANIC WASTE FROM ANIMALS AND PLANTS |
| FOOD WEB? | SERIES OF INTERLOCKING FOOD CHAINS REPRESENTING THE TRANSFER OF ENERGY THROUGH VARIOUS TROPHIC LEVELS |
| FIRST LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS? | ENERGY CAN'T BE CREATED OR DESTOYED, IT CAN ONLY CHANGE OF FORM |
| SECOND LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS? | DURING ENERGY TRANSFORMATION, SOME OF THE ENERY PRODUCED IS LOST FROM THE SYSTEM |
