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15 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
BIOSPHERE
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THE AREA ON AND AROUND EARTH WHERE LIFE EXISTS
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COMMUNITY
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ALL THE POPULATION IN ONE AREA
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ECOLOGY
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THE STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ORGANISMS AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT
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ECOSYSTEM
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ALL THE BIOTIC AND ABIOTIC COMPONENTS OF AN ENVIRONMENT
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GREENHOUSE EFFECT
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WARMING OF THE EARTH DUE TO THE INSULATING EFFECT OF GASES IN THE ATMOSPHERE, SUCH AS CARBON DIOXIDE AND WATER VAPOR
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POPULATION
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ALL THE MEMBERS OF A SPECIES THAT LIVE IN THE SAME AREA AND MAKE UP A BREEDING GROUP
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ABIOTIC FACTOR
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ANY NONLIVING COMPONENET OF AN ECOSYSTEM
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ACCLIMATION
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THE PROCESS OF AN ORGANISMS ADJUSTMENT TO AN ABIOTIC FACTOR
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BIOTIC FACTOR
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A LIVING COMPONENT OF AN ECOSYSTEM
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CONFORMER
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AN ORGANISM THAT DOES NOT REGULATE ITS INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
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DORMANCY
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A STATE OF DECREASED METABOLISM
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FUNDAMENTAL NICHE
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THE FULL RANGE OF CONDITIONS THAT A SPECIES CAN TOLERATE AND RESOURCES IT CAN USE
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GENERALIST
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A SPECIES WITH A BROAD NICHE THAT CAN TOLERATE A WIDE RANGE OF CONDITIONS AND CAN USE A VARIETY OF RESOURCES
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HABITAT
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THE PHYSICAL AREA IN WHICH AN ORGANIS LIVES
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MIGRATION
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SPECIES LEAVES THE POPULATION
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