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13 Cards in this Set
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Biome |
A major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities best adapted to the region's physical natural environment |
A part of a biosphere with its own specific climate, vegetation and animal life |
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Biosphere |
All the biomes on earth |
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Ecosystem |
Part of biome with its own living and non-living components |
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Habitat |
The place where an organism lives |
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Niche |
The part of a habitat best-suited to an ogranism |
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Endemic |
A species of plant or animal that only occurs in that area |
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Deciduous |
A tree that loses its leaves in winter in an effort to reduce transpiration |
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Evergreen |
A tree that doesn't lose its leaves during winter |
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Transportation |
The loss of water in leaves through evaporation |
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Biodiversity |
The amount of different species that live in a specific area |
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Indigenous |
Plants or animals that occur in a country naturally. Plants and animals that weren’t brought from other countries |
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Conservation |
Looking after what we have now so future generations are able to use it |
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Xeropyhtes |
Plants have been adapted to grow with little to no water, sn limit to transpiration |
Cactus |
