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16 Cards in this Set
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WHY DO TREES LIKE MAPLE AND SPRUCE GROW IN A TEMPERATE COMMUNITY?
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THEY GROW WELL IN THE DRY COOL CLIMATE.
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WHAT ADAPTATION WOULD BEST HELP ELK SURVIVE IN THE TAIGA BIOME?
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THICK FUR
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A PLANT IN THE DESERT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAVE WHICH ROOT SYSTEM?
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LARGE ROOT SYSTEM CLOSE TO SURFACE
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HOW DO CARNIVORES OBTAIN ENERGY?
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THEY EAT ANIMALS
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WHEN DECOMPOSERS BREAK DOWN THE REMAINS OF DEAD ORGANISMS, WHAT DO THEY MAKE THAT CAN BE USED BY PLANTS?
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NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
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WHAT BIOME IS HOME TO MORE SPECIES THAN ANY OTHER BIOME?
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TROPICAL RAINFOREST
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WHAT IS THE SOURCE OF MOST OF THE OXYGEN IN THE ATMOSPHERE?
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PLANKTON IN THE OCEANS
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HOW DO ALGAE THAT GROW INSIDE CORALS HELP BENEFIT THEM?
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THE ALGAE HELP THE CORALS MAKE A HARD OUTER COVERING.
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CREATURES THAT LIVE IN THE DEEP OCEAN NEED TO ADAPT TO WHAT ENVIRONMENT FACTOR?
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HIGH WATER PRESSURE AND NO SUNLIGHT
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WHAT PART OF A PLANT WOULD GIVE IT THE BEST CHANCE OF SURVIVAL WHEN COMPETING FOR WATER?
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LARGE ROOT SYSTEM
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WHAT ROLE DO DECOMPOSERS PLAY IN ECOSYSTEMS?
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THEY BREAK DOWN WASTE AND OTHER MATTER
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EXAMPLE OF ORGANISMS THAT NEED EACH OTHER TO SURVIVE
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FUNGUS AND BACTERIA FORM A LICHEN
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HERBIVORE
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ANIMALS THAT EAT ONLY PLANTS
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DECOMPOSER
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AN ORGANISM THAT GETS NUTRIENTS BY BREAKING DOWN DEAD ORGANISMS
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CARNIVORE
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ANIMALS THAT EAT OTHER ANIMALS
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OMNIVORE
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EATS BOTH PLANTS AND ANIMALS
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