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Community
Groups of interacting populations
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Limiting factor
Restricts the number of organisms, reproduction of organisms, and dispersion of organisms (Abiotic and Biotic)
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Tolerance
Subjected to and survive some type of factor
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Ecological Succession
Biotic and Abiotic factors that are changing
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Primary Succession
Grows where nothing has grown before (Topsoil)
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Climax Community
Best environment can be
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Secondary Succession
Something has grown here before (Topsoil)
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Weather
Condition of the atmosphere at a specific place and a specific time; influenced by latitude
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Latitude
North and South of equator
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Climate
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
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Tundra
A treeless biome with a layer of permafrost
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Boreal Forest
The northern coniferous forest; No permafrost Layer
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Temperate Forest
Composed of broad-leaved, deciduous trees (shed their leaves in Autumn)
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Woodlands
Found in areas with less annual rainfall than in temperate forests
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Grasslands
A biome characterized by fertile soils that are able to support a thick layer of grasses
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Desert
Any area in which the annual rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of precipitation
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Tropical Savanna
Characterized by grasses and scattered trees
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Tropical Seasonal Forests
Deciduous and evergreen trees, a dry, hot season
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Tropical Rain Forest
Warm temperatures and large amounts of rainfall yearly
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Sediment
Small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
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Littoral Zone
Area of a lake or pond closest to the shore
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limnetic zone
The open water area well lit and dominated by plankton
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Plankton
Tiny algae and animals that float in freshwater and are carried by waves and currents.
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Profundal Zone
Deepest, coldest area of a large lake with little light and limited biodiversity
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Wetlands
Water-saturated land area that supports aquatic plants
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Estuary
Freshwater from a river or stream merges with salt water from the ocean
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Intertidal Zone
A narrow band where the ocean meets land
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Photic Zone
light penetrates
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Aphotic Zone
Area where sunlight is unable to penetrate
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Benthic Zone
Area along the ocean floor that consists of of sand, silt, and dead organisms
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Abyssal Zone
Deepest region of the ocean
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Tundra
Precip
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Temp
(-70-12°C),
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Plants (short grass, shrubs),
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Animals (Polar bears, insects, caribou, birds)
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Boreal Forest
Prec
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Temp
(-54-21°C),
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Plants (Coniferous trees, shrubs, deciduous trees),
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Animals (Moose, bears, birds, wolverines, beaver, deer, fox, wolves).
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Temperate Woodland and Shrubland
(Precip: -38-100cm),
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(Temp: 10℃-40℃),
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(Plants: Shrubs, Evergreen trees, Mesquite),
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(Animals: Foxes, Lizards, Jack Rabbits),
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(Abiotic: Summer hot & Dry; Winter cool & wet)
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Temperate Grasslands
(Precip:50-89 cm),
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(Temp: 40℃-38℃),
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(Plants: Grass, Herbs, flowers),
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(Animals: Bison, Gazelle, lions),
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(Abiotic: Summer hot, Winter cold)
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Desert
(Precip: 2-26 cm),
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(Temp: *High (20℃-49℃) *Low (-18℃-10℃)),
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(Plants: Cactus, Succulent, Joshua Trees),
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(Animals: Snakes,lizards, roadrunners),
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(Abiotic: Hot and dry year round)
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Tropical Savanna
(Precip: 50-130 cm),
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(Temp: 20℃-30℃),
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(Plants: Grass, Trees),
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(Animals: Zebra, Lion, Rhino),
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(Abiotic: Summer hot and rainy, winter cool and dry)
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Tropical Seasonal Forest
(Precip: \>200 cm),
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(Temp: 20℃-25℃),
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(Plants: Evergreens, orchid, deciduous trees),
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(Animals: Tigers, Monkeys, Apes),
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(Abiotic: Rainfall is seasonal)
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Tropical Rainforest
(Precip: 200-1000 cm),
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(Temp: 24℃-27℃),
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(Plants: Evergreen trees, ferns, orchids),
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(Animals: Snakes, Frogs, sloths),
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(Abiotic: Hot and Humid)
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Summer
Starts 6/21
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Autumn
Starts 9/22
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Winter
Starts 12/21
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Spring
3/20
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Summer
Longest daylight
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Autumn
Day\=night
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Winter
Shortest Daylight Day
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