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| aphotic zone | dark layer of the oceans below the photic zone where sunlight does not penetrate
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| benthos | organisms that live attached to or near the bottom of lakes, streams or oceans
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| climate | average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area over a long period of time
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| commensalism | symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits, but the other organism is neither helped nor harmed
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| competitive exclusion principle | principle that states that no two species can occupy the same niche in the same habitat at the same time
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| ecological succession | series of gradual changes that occur in a community following a disturbance
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| estuary | kind of wetland formed when a river meets an ocean
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| greenhouse effect | process in which certain gases (carbon dioxide, methane and water vapor) trap sunlight energy in the Earth's atmosphere
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| habitat | area where an organism lives, including the biotic and abiotic factors that affect it
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| herbivory | interaction in which one animal (the herbivore) feeds on producers(such as plants)
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| keystone species | single species that is not usually abundant in a community yet exerts strong control on the structure of the community
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| microclimate | environmental conditions within a small area that differ significantly from the climates of the surrounding areas
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| mutualism | symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship
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| niche | full range of physical and biological conditions in which an organism lives and the way in which an organism uses those conditions
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| parasitism | synbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or in another organism and harms it
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| photic zone | sunlit region near the surface of the water
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| pioneer species | first species to populate an area during succession
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| plankton | microscopic organisms that live in aquatic environments; includes phytoplankton and zooplankton
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| predation | interaction in which one organism (the predator) captures and feeds on another organism (prey)
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| primary succession | sucession that occurs inan area in which no trace of a previous community is present
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| resource | any necessity of life, such as water, light, food or space
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| secondary succession | type of succession in an area that was only partially destroyed by disturbances
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| symbiosis | relationship in which two species live close together
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| tolerance | ability of an organism to survive and reproduce under circumstances that differ from their optimal conditions
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| weather | day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere including temperature, precipitation and other factors
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| wetland | ecosystem in which water either covers the soil or is present at or near the surface for at least part of the year
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