Terminology:
extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened,
special concern, biodiversity , succession,
equilibrium,
primary succession, secondary succession,
atmosphere, lithoshere, hydropshere, biosphere,
ecosystem , biotic factors, abiotic factors,
sustainability, sustainable ecosystem, producer,
photosynthesis, cellular respiration , consumer, food chain,
food web, niche, trophic level, biomass,
ecological pyramid , biogeochemical cycles,
water cycle, carbon cycle , nitrogen cycle ,
limiting factor, tolerance range, carrying capacity, biome,
euthrophic, watershed , carnivore, herbivore,
primary consumer, secondary consumer, tertiary consumer, trophic levels,
decomposer, scavenger, intraspecific competition, interspecific
competition, heterotrophs, autotrophs, community, habitat, predator,
biodiversity, denitrification