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layer of gases surrounding the earth

atmosphere

An organism that makes its own food.

producer

circulation of oxygen and carbon dioxide gas.

oxygen-carbon cycle

all of the living things on Earth

biosphere

A _______ ______ is a model that shows how the food chains in an ecosystem are linked together.

food web

continuous movement of water between the Earth's surface and the air

water cycle

continuous circulation of nitrogen from air to soil to organisms and back to air or soil

nitrogen cycle

An organism that cannot make its own food

consumer

Where do plants get the energy they use from?

the Sun

Give me an example of Earths systems affecting one another.

A drought (hydrosphere) can affect plant and animal life.

organisms that break down dead or decaying material

decomposers

path that energy and nutrients follow

food chain

water changing from a liquid to a gas in the form of water vapor

evaporates

plants breathe in _____ and breathe out ______

CO2, O2

all of the solid and molten rock on earth

geosphere

What is at the start of every food chain or web?

Producer

animals breathe in _____ and breathe out ______

O2, CO2

when water vapor (gas) turns into a liquid (happens in the clouds)

condensation

bio means ..

life

all of earths water

hydrosphere

water fallls from clouds in the form of land and water, in the form rain, sleet, snow, or hail

precipitation

The _______ ______ in a food chain only goes in one direction because the source of all energy in a food chain is the Sun.

energy flow

water that flows over Earth's surface

runoff