1 Terms
Contributors in Ecology
Ecology
Closed system
Biology; Ecology
One that exchanges energy, but not matter, between itself and its environment. The Earth is a closed system of finite room and resource.
Periodic table
Biology; Ecology
A list of all known elements (substances whose atoms are all of the same type). Some of the heavier elements only exist in laboratories.
Chemosynthesis
Biology; Ecology
The chemical conversion of inorganic compounds found in an autotrophic organism's surroundings into food for it. Compare Photosynthesis.
