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| capable or worthy of being accepted |
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| capable of separating from something larger |
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| deserving of honor or respect |
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| capable of being seen in the mind |
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| capable of being fixed or repaired |
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| capable of being cleaned or washed |
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| capable of being laughed at |
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| capable of being carried or moved about |
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| capable of being returned for repayment |
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| capable of being reused for another purpose |
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| a place characterized by the organisms that live there and the abiotic factors like rainfall and temperature |
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| How many ecosystems can a biome contain? |
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- have small, seed eating mammals
- large herbivores
- few trees
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- large herbivores live and graze on grass here
- scattered clumps of trees
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- plants grow far apart
- receives the lowest average yearly rainfall
- plants have fleshy stems and quick blooming flowers
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| Why do plants grow far apart in the desert? |
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| to reduce the competition for water |
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| soil that stays frozen all the time which prevents rain from draining |
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| temperate deciduous forest |
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- most trees are deciduous
- soil is fairly rich and plants cover the forest floor
- animals eat nuts, leaves and berries
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| When deciduous trees lose their leaves, what does that help them do? |
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| conserve water so they can survive the winter |
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- contains conifers
- trees block most of the light from the forest floor so few plants can grow
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- produce their seeds in cones
- do not lose their leaves
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- most biologically diverse
- soil is wet and has poor nutrients
- receives the highest yearly average rainfall
- plants on the forest floor have large leaves
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| Why do trees in the rain forest have large leaves? |
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| characterized by a major abiotic feature ----the speed at which water moves |
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| What determines what type of organisms live in a stream or river? |
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| each trickle, stream or river that joins a larger trickle, stream or river |
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| an area where fresh water from streams and rivers spills into the ocean (so the fresh and salt water mix) |
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- an area of land where the water level is near or above the surface of the ground for most of the year
- area is plentiful in nutrients
- varied plants
- large capacity for photosynthesis
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| type of wetland characterized by flooded trees draped with Spanish moss and vines |
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| treeless wetland ecosystem where plants such as cattails and rushes grow |
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- littoral zone
- open-water zone
- deep-water zone
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| area where the water meets the land |
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| extends from the point where the water meets the land across the top of the water |
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| part of the water where no light reaches and organisms feed on dead organic material |
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| based in salty water and conatin the largest organisms in the world |
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- very small photosynthetic plant-like protists that float near the surface of the ocean
- they are producers
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| very small animal-like protists that live in the ocean and eat phytoplankton |
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| area where ocean meets the land |
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| These live in the intertidal zone |
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- sea grasses
- periwinkle snails
- birds
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| area where water becomes gradually deeper on the edge of the continental shelf |
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| These live in the neritic zone |
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- seaweeds
- coral reefs
- sea turtles
- dolphins
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| Structures that are formed as a result of a long term build-up of coral skeletons |
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| extends across the ocean waters, and down about 200m |
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| These live in the oceanic zone |
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- whales
- squid
- animals adapted to darkness and high pressure
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| the sea floor, most areas do not receive sunlight |
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| These live in the benthic zone |
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- worms
- sea urchins
- bacteria
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| This extends from the bottom of the intertidal zone to the bottom of the deepest ocean floor |
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