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| day to day condition of the Earth's atmosphere |
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| average weather conditions over long periods and is based on yearly patterns of temperature and precipitation |
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| environmental conditions over small distances that are drastically different than surrounding climates |
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| process when gases trap sunlight energy in Earth's atmosphere as heat |
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| range of physical and biological conditions that species lives and the way the species obtain what it needs to survive and reproduce |
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| ability to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental circumstances |
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| general place where organism live |
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| competitive exclusion principle |
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| no 2 species can occupy exactly the same niche in exactly the same habitat at exactly the same time |
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| interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism |
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| interaction where 1 animal fees on producers (herbivore vs. plants) |
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| single species that isn't usually abundant in a community yet exerts strong control ion the structure of the community |
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| relationship where 2 species live closely together (mutualism, parasitism, commensalism) |
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| symbiotic relationship where both species benfit |
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| symbiotic relationship where one organism lives on inside while other harms it |
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| symbiotic relationship where one organism benefits and the other is unaffected |
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| series of gradual changes that occur in communities after disturbances; how plants and animals grow into an ecosystem |
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| succession that occurs in an area where no trace of a previous community is present |
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| 1st species to populate an area during succession |
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| succession that happens in an area that was partially destroyed by disturbances |
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| dense, leafy covering formed by tops of rain forest trees |
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| layer in rain forest found underneath the canopy formed by shorter trees and vines |
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| used to refer to a type of tree that sheds its leaves during a certain season each year |
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| trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin, noodles shaped leaves |
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| material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter |
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| biome with long, cold winters and a few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens (boreal forests) |
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| layer of permanently frozen soil |
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| sunlit region near surface where photosynthesis can happen |
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| dark; photosynthesis can't happen |
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| aquatic organisms live on/in rock sediments at the bottom of lakes, streams, oceans |
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| general term including phytoplankton and zooplankton; marine life; algae; small organisms at the base of the food chain |
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| ecosystem which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year |
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| special type of wetland, formed where a river meets the sea |
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