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biome 1.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| biotic | relating to living organisms such as plants, animals, fungi and bacteria |
| abiotic | relating to non-living part of an environment such as sunlight, soil, moisture and temperature |
| biome | the largest division of the biosphere, which includes large regions with similar biotic comperment and similar abiotic com-pononents |
| precipitation | rain & snow |
| latitude | the distance measured in degrees north or south from the equator |
| elevation | the height of a land mass above sea level |
| climate | the average condition of the atmosphere in the large region 30 years or more |
| climatatograph | a graph of climate data for a specific region |
| adaptation | characteristics that enable organisms to better survive and reproduce |
| structural adaptation | physical feature of an organism's body having a specific function that contributes to the survival of the organism |
| physiological adaptation | a physical or chemical even that occurs within the body of an organism and enable survival |
| behavioural adaptation | what an organism does to survive in the unique conditions of the environment |