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30 Cards in this Set
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succulent
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noun
plant that stores water |
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biome
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noun
a place with specific weather and animal conditions |
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abiotic
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adjective
no life |
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watershed
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noun
a place or area drained by a river, stream, etc. |
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canopy
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noun
a roof over a forest made of leaves, branches, etc. |
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niche
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noun
the rank of an animal in a community of plants and animals |
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detritus
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noun
the eroded part of a rock |
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litter
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noun
layer of decomposed stuff on top of the forest floor |
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succulent
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noun
plant that stores water |
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biome
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noun
a place with specific weather and animal conditions |
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abiotic
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adjective
no life |
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watershed
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noun
a place or area drained by a river, stream, etc. |
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canopy
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noun
a roof over a forest made of leaves, branches, etc. |
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niche
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noun
the rank of an animal in a community of plants and animals |
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detritus
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noun
the eroded part of a rock |
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litter
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noun
layer of decomposed stuff on top of the forest floor |
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emergent
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noun
a plant whose roots are underwater while the restr of the plant is in air |
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benthic
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adjective
being at the bottom of a pool of water |
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biodegradeable
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adjective
capable of decaying through the action of living organisms |
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approximate
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adjective
the right answer but not quite |
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rain shadow
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noun
a place in the rainforest where there is less rain |
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desert
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noun
a barren place where there is little rain |
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autotrophic
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noun
something that lives by photosynthesis |
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ephemerals
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noun
things with a short life |
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desertification
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noun
the process where a place become a desert |
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tundra
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noun
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America |
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nocturnal
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adjective
something that is active at night rather than day |
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bedrock
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noun
the bottom layer of the ground |
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tropical
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adjective
humid and hot |
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nekton
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noun
organisms that move with water currents |
