Ecology part 2

2. the mass of living organisms in a given area
4. any factor that restricts the size of a population
6. the series of processes that cycle water through the environment
8. the biogeochemical cycle in which carbon is cycled through the lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere
11. a sequence of organisms, each feeding on the next, showing how energy is transferred from one organism to another
12. level of an organism in an ecosystem depending on its feeding position along a food chain
16. the function a species serves in its ecosystem, including what it eats, what eats it, and how it behaves
17. the abiotic conditions within which a species can Survive

1. a representation of energy, numbers, Or biomass relationships in ecosystems
3. a body of water that is low in nutrients
5. the series of processes in which nitrogen compounds are moved through the biotic and abiotic environment
7. the movement of matter through the biotic and abiotic environment
9. representation of the feeding relationships within a community
10. the maximum population size of a particular species that a given ecosystem can sustain
13. a body of water that is rich in nutrients
14. large geographical region defined by climate (precipitation and temperature) with a specific set of biotic and abiotic features
15. the land area drained by a particular river; also called a drainage basin