day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere including temperature, precipitation, and other factors

average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time

environmental conditions with a small area that differs significantly from the climate of the surrounding area

process in which certain gases ( carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) trap sunlight energy in Earth's atmosphere as heat

ability of an organism and reproduces under certain circumstances that differ from their optimal conditions

area where an organism lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it

full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and in way in which the organism uses those conditions

any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, lights, food, or space

competitive exclusion principle

principle that states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time

interaction in which one organism ( the predator ) captures and feeds on another organism ( the prey )

interaction in which one animal ( the herbivore ) feeds on producers ( such as plants )

single species that is not usually abundant in a community yet exerts strong control on the structure of a community

relationship in which two species live close together

symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship

symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it

symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped not harmed

ecological succession

series of gradual changes that occur in a community following a disturbance

succession that occurs in an area in which no trace of a previous community is present

first species to populate an area during succession

type of succession that occurs in dicots in which the stems increase in thickness

dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees

layer in a rain forest found underneath the canopy formed by shorter trees and vines

term used to refer to type of tree that sheds its leaves during a particular season each year

term used to refer to type of tree that that produces seed bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles

material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter

biome with long cold winters and few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens also called boreal forest

layer of permanently frozen found in the tundra

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Term	Definition
weather	day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere including temperature, precipitation, and other factors
climate	average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time
microclimate	environmental conditions with a small area that differs significantly from the climate of the surrounding area
greenhouse effect	process in which certain gases ( carbon dioxide, methane, and water vapor) trap sunlight energy in Earth's atmosphere as heat
tolerance	ability of an organism and reproduces under certain circumstances that differ from their optimal conditions
habitat	area where an organism lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it
niche	full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and in way in which the organism uses those conditions
resource	any necessity of life, such as water, nutrients, lights, food, or space
competitive exclusion principle	principle that states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time
predation	interaction in which one organism ( the predator ) captures and feeds on another organism ( the prey )
herbivory	interaction in which one animal ( the herbivore ) feeds on producers ( such as plants )
keystone species	single species that is not usually abundant in a community yet exerts strong control on the structure of a community
symbiosis	relationship in which two species live close together
mutualism	symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
parasitism	symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it
commensalism	symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neither helped not harmed
ecological succession	series of gradual changes that occur in a community following a disturbance
primary succession	succession that occurs in an area in which no trace of a previous community is present
pioneer species	first species to populate an area during succession
secondary succession	type of succession that occurs in dicots in which the stems increase in thickness
canopy	dense covering formed by the leafy tops of tall rain forest trees
understory	layer in a rain forest found underneath the canopy formed by shorter trees and vines
deciduous	term used to refer to type of tree that sheds its leaves during a particular season each year
coniferous	term used to refer to type of tree that that produces seed bearing cones and have thin leaves shaped like needles
humus	material formed from decaying leaves and other organic matter
taiga	biome with long cold winters and few months of warm weather; dominated by coniferous evergreens also called boreal forest
permafrost	layer of permanently frozen found in the tundra

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