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Ecosystems and Biomes
Chapter 31
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Biology
9th Grade
11/14/2010

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Term
biome
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a land area with a distinct climate and with specific types of plants and animals
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climate
Definition
the average lkight, temperature, and precipitation in an area taken over many years
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climax community
Definition
the last oor final stage of succession in a community
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ecology
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the study of how living things interact with each other and with their environment
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ecosystem
Definition
a community interacting with the environment
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nitrogen cycle
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the re-using of nitrogen in an ecosystem
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precipitation
Definition
water in the air that falls to Earth as rain or snow
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succession
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the changes that take place in a community as it gets older
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water cycle
Definition
the path that water takes through an ecosystem
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