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Weather |
Condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place |
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Climate |
Adverage, year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region |
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Greenhouse effect |
Natural situation in which heat is retained in Earth's atmosphere by carbon dioxide, methane, water vapor, and other gases |
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Habitat |
Te area where an organism lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it |
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Niche |
Full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives an the way which the organisms use those conditions |
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Resource |
Any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, lights, food, or space |
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Symbiosis |
Relationship in which two species live closely together |
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Predation |
Interaction in which one organism captures and feeds on another organism |
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Mutualism |
Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship |
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Commensalism |
Symbiotic relationship in which one member if the association benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed |
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Parasitism |
Symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives in or on another (the host) and consequently harms it |
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Ecological succession |
Gradual change in living communities that follow a disturbance |
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Primary succession |
Succession that occurs on surfaces where no soil exists |
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Pioneer species |
First species to populate an area during primary succession |
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Secondary succesion |
Succession following a disturbance that destroys a community without destroying the soil |
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Deciduous |
Term used to refer to a tree that sheds it's leaves during a particular season each year |
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Coniferous |
Term used to refer to trees that produce seed-bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles |
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Taiga |
Biome in which the winters are cold but summers are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw |
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Permafrost |
Later of permanently frozen subsoil in the tundra |
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Tundra |
Biome that contains permafrost, cold tempetures, high winds, the short growing season, and humus-poor soils limit plant height |
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Desert |
Any dry region that has an annual precipitation of less that 25 centimeters |
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Plankton |
Tiny, free floating organisms that occur in aquatic environments |
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Immigration |
Movement of individuals into an area occupied by an existing population |
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Emigration |
Movement of individuals out of an area |
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Emigration |
Movement of individuals out of an area |
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Carrying capacity |
Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support |
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Emigration |
Movement of individuals out of an area |
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Carrying capacity |
Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support |
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Renewable resource |
Resource that can regenerate quickly and is replaceable |
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Emigration |
Movement of individuals out of an area |
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Carrying capacity |
Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support |
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Renewable resource |
Resource that can regenerate quickly and is replaceable |
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Nonrenewable resource |
Nonrenewable resource |
A resource that cannot be replenished by natural process |
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Emigration |
Movement of individuals out of an area |
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Carrying capacity |
Largest number of individuals of a population that a given environment can support |
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Renewable resource |
Resource that can regenerate quickly and is replaceable |
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Nonrenewable resource |
Nonrenewable resource |
A resource that cannot be replenished by natural process |
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Deforestation |
Destruction of forests |
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Pollutant |
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air |
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Pollutant |
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air |
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Biodiversity |
Biological diversity; the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere |
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Pollutant |
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air |
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Biodiversity |
Biological diversity; the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere |
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Extinction |
Disappearance of a species from all parts of it's geographical range |
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Pollutant |
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air |
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Biodiversity |
Biological diversity; the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere |
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Extinction |
Disappearance of a species from all parts of it's geographical range |
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Endangered dpecies |
Species who's population size is rapidly declining and will become extinct if the trend continues |
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Pollutant |
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air |
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Biodiversity |
Biological diversity; the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere |
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Extinction |
Disappearance of a species from all parts of it's geographical range |
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Endangered dpecies |
Species who's population size is rapidly declining and will become extinct if the trend continues |
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Invasive species |
Plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native |
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Pollutant |
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air |
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Biodiversity |
Biological diversity; the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere |
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Extinction |
Disappearance of a species from all parts of it's geographical range |
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Endangered dpecies |
Species who's population size is rapidly declining and will become extinct if the trend continues |
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Invasive species |
Plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native |
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Conservation |
Wise management of natural resources including the preservations of habitats and wildlife |
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Pollutant |
Harmful material that can enter the biosphere through land, water, or air |
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Biodiversity |
Biological diversity; the sum total of the variety of organisms in the biosphere |
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Extinction |
Disappearance of a species from all parts of it's geographical range |
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Endangered dpecies |
Species who's population size is rapidly declining and will become extinct if the trend continues |
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Invasive species |
Plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native |
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Conservation |
Wise management of natural resources including the preservations of habitats and wildlife |
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Ozone layer |
Atmospheric layer in which ozone gas is relatively concentrated |
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Global warming |
Increase in the average temperatures on Earth |
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