Biology 1 Ch4 Vocab Part 1

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Weather

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day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere, including temperature, precipitation, and other factors.

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Climate

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average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time.

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Microclimate

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environmental conditions within a small area that differs significantly from the climate of the surrounding area.

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Greenhouse Effect

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process in which certain gases (carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) trap sunlight energy in Earth’s atmosphere as heat.

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Habitat

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area where an organism lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it.

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Niche

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full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions.

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Resource

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any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, light, food, or space.

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Predation

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interaction in which one organism (the predator) captures and feeds on another organism (the prey).

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Symbiosis

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relationship in which two species live close together.

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Mutualism

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symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship.

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Parasitism

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symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it.

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Commensalism

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symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Ecological Succession

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series of gradual changes that occur in a community following a disturbance.