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niches
The status of an organism within its environment and community (plural)
parasitism
The relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other
forest
Large area covered with trees
predator
Any animal that lives by preying on other animals
symbiosis
The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
rainforest
A forest with heavy annual ___
prey
Animal hunted or caught for food
commensalism
The relation between two different kinds of organisms when one receives benefits from the other
steppe
Extensive plain without trees
evolution
The sequence of events involved in the ___ development of a species or taxonomic group
mutualism
The relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent
prairie
A treeless grassy plain
convergent
Tending to come together from different directions
lichen
Any of several eruptive skin diseases characterized by hard thick lesions grouped together
savanna
A flat grassland in tropical or subtropical regions
biome
A major biotic community characterized by the dominant forms of plant life and the prevailing
grasslands
Land where ___ or ___ vegetation grows and is the dominant form of plant life (plural)
exponential
A function in which an independent variable appears as an ___
desert
Dry land with very little rain
preservation
A process that saves organic substances from decay
density
How tightly packed the matter in something is
tundra
A vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
succession
A following of one thing after another in time

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