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9th Grade Vocabulary Words

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#	Word	Details	Meaning	Sample sentence
281	adaptive radiation	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: adaptive + radiation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	rapid diversification of one ancestral group into species adapted to different roles	Island finches underwent adaptive radiation as they used different foods.
282	population dispersion	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: population + dispersion. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the pattern by which individuals are spaced within an area	Nesting seabirds show clumped population dispersion along the cliffs.
283	environmental resistance	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: environmental + resistance. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the combined limiting forces that prevent a population from growing indefinitely	Disease and food shortage contribute to environmental resistance.
284	limiting factor	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: limiting + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a resource or condition that restricts population growth or distribution	Available nesting space is the limiting factor for the colony.
285	biotic factor	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: biotic + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a living part of an ecosystem that influences other organisms	Competition with an invasive plant is a biotic factor.
286	abiotic factor	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: abiotic + factor. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a nonliving physical or chemical part of an ecosystem	Soil pH is an abiotic factor affecting which plants can grow.
287	predator-prey relationship	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: predator + prey + relationship. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an ecological interaction in which one organism hunts and consumes another	Changes in snowshoe hare numbers affect their predator-prey relationship with lynx.
288	trophic level	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: trophic + level. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a feeding position in the transfer of energy through an ecosystem	An herbivore occupies a lower trophic level than a hawk.
289	energy pyramid	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: energy + pyramid. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a diagram showing that usable energy decreases at higher feeding levels	The energy pyramid is widest at the producer level.
290	biomass	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Base-form focus: biomass is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the total mass of living material in a defined area or feeding level	The grassland contains more plant biomass than wolf biomass.
291	nutrient cycle	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: nutrient + cycle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the repeated movement of a chemical nutrient through organisms and the environment	Decomposers return matter to the soil in a nutrient cycle.
292	nitrogen cycle	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: nitrogen + cycle. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the movement and transformation of nitrogen through air, soil, water, and organisms	Bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen during the nitrogen cycle.
293	ecological niche	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: ecological + niche. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a species' role, resource use, and environmental requirements within an ecosystem	Two species with an identical ecological niche compete strongly.
294	habitat fragmentation	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: habitat + fragmentation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the division of continuous habitat into smaller separated areas	A highway caused habitat fragmentation in the forest.
295	invasive species	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: invasive + species. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a nonnative organism that spreads and causes ecological, economic, or health harm	The invasive species crowded native mussels off the rocks.
296	keystone species	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: keystone + species. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a species whose ecological influence is unusually large compared with its abundance	Sea otters are a keystone species because they limit sea urchins that consume kelp.
297	conservation biology	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: conservation + biology. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the science of protecting biodiversity and managing threats to species and ecosystems	Conservation biology guides plans for reconnecting wildlife habitat.
298	restoration ecology	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: restoration + ecology. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the science and practice of repairing damaged ecosystems	Restoration ecology informed the replanting of native wetland grasses.
299	ecological resilience	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: ecological + resilience. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	an ecosystem's capacity to withstand disturbance and recover its functions	Species diversity can strengthen ecological resilience after drought.
300	ecological succession	noun Study Field: Grade 9 life-science and ecology term Word study: Term structure: ecological + succession. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the gradual change in a biological community after disturbance or new habitat formation	Ecological succession began when lichens colonized the bare lava.
301	mole	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Base-form focus: mole is the dictionary headword; compare its inflected or derived forms in context.	the amount of a substance containing approximately 6.022 times 10 to the twenty-third particles	One mole of carbon atoms contains Avogadro's number of atoms.
302	molar mass	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: molar + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the mass in grams of one mole of a substance	Water has a molar mass of about eighteen grams per mole.
303	empirical formula	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: empirical + formula. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a chemical formula showing the simplest whole-number ratio of elements in a compound	The empirical formula of hydrogen peroxide is HO.
304	molecular formula	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: molecular + formula. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a chemical formula showing the actual number of each kind of atom in a molecule	The molecular formula of hydrogen peroxide is H2O2.
305	stoichiometry	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Root and suffix focus: -metry relates to measuring.	the calculation of quantities in chemical reactions from balanced equations	Stoichiometry predicts how much oxygen is needed to burn the fuel completely.
306	chemical equation	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: chemical + equation. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a symbolic statement showing the reactants, products, and proportions in a reaction	The balanced chemical equation has the same number of each atom on both sides.
307	stoichiometric coefficient	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: stoichiometric + coefficient. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a number before a chemical formula that gives a reaction's particle or mole ratio	The stoichiometric coefficient 2 indicates two molecules of water.
308	reaction mixture	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: reaction + mixture. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the combined substances present while a chemical reaction occurs	The reaction mixture turned cloudy as a solid formed.
309	conservation of mass	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: conservation + of + mass. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the principle that matter is not created or destroyed in an ordinary chemical reaction	Conservation of mass requires the total reactant mass to equal the total product mass in a closed system.
310	limiting reactant	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: limiting + reactant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the reactant consumed first, which determines the maximum amount of product	Hydrogen was the limiting reactant, so some oxygen remained.
311	excess reactant	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: excess + reactant. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	a reactant present in more than the amount needed to complete a reaction	Oxygen was the excess reactant and remained after the hydrogen was consumed.
312	theoretical yield	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: theoretical + yield. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the greatest amount of product predicted from a balanced reaction	The calculation gave a theoretical yield of twelve grams.
313	actual yield	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: actual + yield. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the amount of product actually collected from a reaction	Some product was lost during filtering, so the actual yield was ten grams.
314	percent yield	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Term structure: percent + yield. Study the complete expression as one field-specific unit.	the actual yield divided by the theoretical yield and expressed as a percentage	The experiment's percent yield was eighty-three percent.
315	solubility	noun Study Field: Grade 9 physical, Earth, and environmental-science term Word study: Suffix focus: -ity commonly forms a noun naming a quality, state, or condition.	the maximum amount of a substance that dissolves under specified conditions	The solubility of many solids increases as water warms.

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1. Decomposers return matter to the soil in a ___.

Answer: nutrient cycle

2. The ___ of hydrogen peroxide is H2O2.

Answer: molecular formula

3. Bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen during the ___.

Answer: nitrogen cycle

4. ___ predicts how much oxygen is needed to burn the fuel completely.

Answer: stoichiometry

5. Two species with an identical ___ compete strongly.

Answer: ecological niche

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