5.2: How Ecosystems Work

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The energy used to make new animal biomass is known as
Secondary production
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This is a word for a life supporting environment. It consists of a network of habitats and communities of organisms associated with them
Ecology
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This type of factor is focused on the soil
Edaphic
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GPP stands for
Gross Primary Productivity
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This type of succession occurs when a fire or a flood previously wiped out all vegetation present
Secondary succession
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Occurs when two organisms contend for the same resource that is often limiting.
Competition
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NPP stands for
Net Primary Productivity
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Light, temperature and wind and water currents are this type of factor
Abiotic
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This type of succession occurs when an empty inorganic surface turns into vegetation.
Primary Succession
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This is a word for a life supporting environment. It consists of a network of habitats and communities of organisms associated with them

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Ecology

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This type of factor is focused on the soil

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GPP stands for

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This type of succession occurs when a fire or a flood previously wiped out all vegetation present

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