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Abiotic |
non-living part of the environment |
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Biotic |
living part of the environment |
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Community |
populations that live together in the same place |
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Dry-related Environment |
environment such as deserts, grasslands, rainforests, and forests
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Environment |
complex factors of physical, chemical, abiotic (as climate, soil) and biotic (living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival
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dense growth of trees and underbrush covering a large area
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Fresh Water |
water containing no dissolved solids of any type
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Grassland |
ecological community in which the characteristic plants and grasses
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Marsh |
area of soft wetland with grasses such as cattails
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Oceans |
whole body of salt water that covers nearly ¾ of the surface of the globe
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Population |
group of organisms of the same kind that live in the same place
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Rain Forest |
tropical woodland with an annual rainfall of at least 100 inches
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River |
natural stream of water of usually considerable volume
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Swamp |
wetland or intermittently covered with water
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Stream |
body of running water flowing on the earth |
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Salt Water |
water that contains salt
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Water-related Environment |
area that includes fresh or salt water
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