102 Final Exam Essential
Biology II with Lab Correll
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,Ecosystem - CORRECT ANSWER-The living and nonliving
components of an environment, including the communities
of organisms present and the physical and chemical
environment with which they interact.
Habitat - CORRECT ANSWER-The physical environment
where an organism lives and to which it is adapted.
Biome - CORRECT ANSWER-A large geographic area defined
by its characteristic plant life, which in turn is determined by
temperature and levels of moisture.
Greenhouse Effect - CORRECT ANSWER-The normal
process by which heat is radiated from Earth's surface and
trapped by gases in the atmosphere, helping to maintain
Earth at a temperature that can support life.
Carbon Cycle - CORRECT ANSWER-The movement of
carbon atoms as they cycle between organic molecules and
inorganic CO2.
, Greenhouse Gas - CORRECT ANSWER-Any of the gases in
Earth's atmosphere that absorb heat radiated from Earth's
surface and contribute to the greenhouse effect.