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Ecology Westrup 2
Chapter 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Weather | the day-to-day conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place |
| Climate | average year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a particular region |
| Green House Effect | the natural situation in which heat is retained by the layer of greenhouse gases |
| Biotic Factor | biological influences on organisms within an ecosystem |
| Abiotic Factor | physical, or non-living factors that shape ecosystems |
| Niche | the full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which the organism uses those conditions |