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The Biogeochemical Cycle By Which Carbon Is Exchanged Among The Earth's Spheres.

Carbon Cycle

The biogeochemical cycle by which carbon is exchanged among the Earth's spheres. Carbon cycle. The carbon cycle is how carbon moves through the air, land, water, and living things.

Unlike A Plant, Cannot Make Its Own Food, Instead It Eats Other Living Things.

Consumer

Consumer Simple Definition

An Organism That Breaks Down Dead Organisms And Waste, Like Fungi Or Bacteria.

Decomposer

Decomposer Simple Definition

All The Living And Nonliving Things Interacting In An Area.

Ecosystem

Ecosystem Simple Definition

The Food Energy Transfer Between Organisms In An Ecosystem.

Food Chain

Food Chain Simple Definition

A Model Of Overlapping Food Chains In An Ecosystem.

Food Web

Food Web Simple Definition

The Movement Of Organic And Inorganic Matter Back Into The Production Of Matter.

Nutrient Cycling

The movement of organic and inorganic matter back into the production of matter. Nutrient cycling. Nutrient cycling is the process where nutrients like carbon and nitrogen move through the environment, helping plants and animals grow.

Organism That Can Make Its Own Food, Like All Plants.

Producer

Producer Simple Definition

A Step In The Food Chain Or Food Web.

Trophic Level

Trophic Level Simple Definition