Ecosystems and Restoration Ecology Crossword

All the organisms living in a community, as well as the abiotic factors with which they interact
The first law of _____________ states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed
The law of ___________ of mass states that matter cannot be created or destroyed
Primary consumers are also know as...
Carnivores are also considered to be secondary ____________
Autotrophs are also considered to be primary ___________
Consumers that derive their energy from detritus or nonliving organic matter
___________ connects all trophic levels
The amount of light energy converted to chemical energy by autotrophs during a given time period
Total primary production is known as the ecosystem's _______
______ is GPP minus energy used by primary producers for respiration.
A measure of total biomass accumulation during a given period
An element that must be added for production to increase in an area is called a ________ nutrient.
Worldwide agriculture could feed many more people if humans ate only _______ material.
The primary physical phase in which water is used is
Photosynthetic organisms convert CO2 to organic molecules that are used by _________
_________ ecology seeks to initiate or speed up the recovery of degraded ecosystems.
The use of living organisms to detoxify ecosystems
Biological __________ uses organisms to add essential materials to a degraded ecosystem.
Nutrient circuits in ecosystems involve biotic and abiotic components and are often called ___________ cycles.