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Energy, ecosystems and nutrient cycles MatchUp
Target Level
C
Running Total
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Food chain
Ammonification
Primary productivity
Biomass
Gross primary production
Saprobiont
Net primary production
Carbon dioxide
Nitrogen
Denitrification
Phosphorus
Used by plants to synthesise respiratory substrates
An organism which feeds off dead or decaying matter
The amount of carbon in a given area of tissue
Process by which nitrate ions are converted to gaseous nitrogen
The total chemical energy stored in plant biomass in a given volume
The chemical energy in plant biomass once respiratory loss has been taken into account
Used to make all amino acids and nucleic acids
Used to make ATP, phospholipids and nucleic acids
Process by which organic nitrogen is converted to ammonia
The rate of biomass generated by producers in a given area in a given time
Shows the feeding relationships in an ecosystem