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25 Cards in this Set
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A LONG PERIOD OF TIME WITH LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION.
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DROUGHT
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AN ORGAINISM, SUCH AS A PLANT, THAT MAKES FOOD.
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PRODUCER
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A DEVELOPING ORGANISM THAT RESULTS FROM FERTILIZATION.
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EMBRYO
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A GROUP OF SIMILAR CELLS THAT WORK TOGETHER TO CARRY OUT A JOB.
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TISSUE
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A GROUP MADE UP OF TWO OR MORE VERY SIMILAR SPECIES.
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GENUS
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ANY ORGANISM THAT EATS THE FOOD PRODUCERS MAKE.
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CONSUMER
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THE PATTERN THAT SHOWS HOW FOOD CHAINS ARE RELATED.
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FOOD WEB
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THE SMALLEST GROUP INTO WHICH AN ORGANISM IS CLASSIFIED.
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SPECIES
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A GROUP OF TISSUES THAT WORK TOGETHER TO DO A CERTAIN JOB.
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ORGAN
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THE HOME OF AN ORGANISM.
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HABITAT
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ANY EVIDENCE OF AN ORGANISM THAT LIVED IN THE PAST.
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FOSSIL
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A DEPLETION OF RESOURCES THAT OCCURS WHEN TOO MANY OF AT LEAST ONE KIND OF LIVING THING INHABITS AN ECOSYSTEM.
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OVERPOPULATION
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THE SET OF STEPS IN WHICH ORGANISMS GET THE FOOD THEY NEED TO SURVIVE.
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FOOD CHAIN
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ONE TYPE OF ORGANISM LIVING IN AN AREA.
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POPULATION
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THE LIVING AND NONLIVING THINGS IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND ALL THEIR INTERACTIONS.
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ECOSYSTEM
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THE LIVING PART OF AN ECOSYSTEM.
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COMMUNITY
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HARMFUL MOISTURE THAT FALLS TO EARTH AFTER BEING MIXED WITH WASTES FROM BURNED FOSSIL FUELS.
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ACID RAIN
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AN ORGANISM THAT BREAKS DOWN WASTES AND THE REMAINS OF OTHER ORGANISMS.
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DECOMPOSER
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A PART OF THE AIR THAT IS NEEDED BY MOST PLANTS AND ANIMALS TO LIVE.
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OXYGEN
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A LIVING THING THAT CARRIES OUT FIVE BASIC LIFE FUNCTIONS ON ITS OWN.
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ORGANISM
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SAID OF AN ORGANISM NO LONGER ALIVE ON EARTH.
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EXTINCT
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A CHARACTERISTIC OF A LIVING THING.
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TRAIT
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THE LARGEST GROUP INTO WHICH AN ORGANISM CAN BE CLASSIFIED.
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KINGDOM
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THE ADDING OF HARMFUL SUBSTANCES TO THE WATER, AIR, OR LAND.
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POLLUTION
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THE SMALLEST UNIT OF LIVING MATTER.
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CELL
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