Standard 3 part 2

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The matter stored in an ecosystem as animal tissue (bone, muscle, etc.) or plant tissue (leaves ,stems, bark, etc.)

A model that shows all possible trophic pathways in a community.

Anything that can impact an individual or population of individuals. Includes water, habitat, and food.

A series of processes that show how carbon (matter) and the related energy are moved between living and nonliving parts of an ecosystem in a cyclic manner.

The maximum population of a particular organism that a habitat or environment can sustain.

Any organism that produces it's own food at the first step of a food chain or a food web.

The solid portion of the earth including rocks and sediments of the crust and mantle. Also known as the lithosphere.

Any microorganism that breaks down dead plant or animal tissue to obtain energy.