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| Barren, often sandy, area |
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| Any chemical that an organism must take from its environment in order to survive |
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| Animal that preys on another organism |
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| Geographical areas filled with a major community of plants and animal life |
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| All the organisms living in a particular area |
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| The process by which organisms causes decay |
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| Taking place in or on water |
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| Large cultivation of the land |
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| Shedding its leaves annually |
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| Condensation of water vapor, such as rain or snow |
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| Wide grass covered area with few trees |
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| (Of climate) without extremes of heat and cold |
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| Line of latitude 23° north or south of the equator |
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| Marine or freshwater plants with no true stems or leaves |
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| Loss of water by the evaporation through the plants pores |
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| Of cone-bearing trees, such as pines and their relatives |
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| A treeless geographic area where the subfloor is frozen |
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| Grassy flat land in hot regions with few trees |
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| Those aspects of the weather, such as temperature, rainfall, and light that influences the life of organisms |
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| All the organisms present in a particular area, together with their physical environment |
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| Openings in the earth found at the ocean's bottom |
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| Distance of a place from the equator, measured in degrees |
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