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33 Cards in this Set
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boitic factor
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The prokaryotes, protist, animals, fungi, and plants in the environment
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abiotic factor
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the non-living physical and chemical conditions
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population
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a group of individual organisms of them same species living in a paticular area
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community
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all of the organisms inhabiting a particular area
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ecosystem
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includes the abiotic factors and biotic factors in an area
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biosphere
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the sum of all Earth's ecosystems
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habitat
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soecific environments in which organisms live
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tropics
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the region that lies between 23.5 degrees N latitude and 23.5 degrees S latitude
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polar zones
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the region north of the Artic Circle and the region souyh of the Antarctic
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tempterate zones
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The latitudes in between the tropics and and the polar zonesin each hemisphere
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current
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a river-like flow pattern within a body of water
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microclimate
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the climate in a specific area that varies from the surrounding climate region
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biome
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The major types of terrestrial ecosystems that cover large regions of the Earth
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tropical rain forest
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one major type of rain forest
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savannah
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grasslands with scattered trees
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desert
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land areas recieveing lass than 30 centimeters in rain per year
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chaparral
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a temperate coastal biome dominated by dense evergreen shribs
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Temerate Grassland
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a biome that is charaterized as, deep, nutrient-rich soil that supports a variety of grass species and other plants.
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temperate deciduous forest
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dense stands of deciduous tree that drop their leaves every year
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coniferous forest
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towering cone-bearing evergreen trees such as pine, spruce, fir, and hemlock
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tundra
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bitterly cold temperatetures and high winds
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permafrost
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permantly frozen subsoil
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photic zone
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the shallow water close to shore and the upper zone of water away from shore
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phytoplankton
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microscopic algea and cyanobacteria that carry out photosynthesis
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aphotic zone
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the deep, murky areas of lake, where light levels are too low to support photosynthesis
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benthic zone
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bottom of any aquatic ecosystem
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estuary
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streams and rivers merge with ocean water
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pelatic zone
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open water above the ocean floor
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intertidal zone
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the area of shore between the high-date and low-tide lines
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nertitic zone
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the area of ocean from low-tide line out to the edge of the continental shelf
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oceanic ocean
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the vast open from the edge of the continental shelf outward
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zooplankton
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microscopic animals that inahbit the photic zone and in turn are a source of food for other animals
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hydrothermal vents
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spots on the ocean floor where hot gases and minerals escape from Earth's interior into the water
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