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Predator   animal who catches prey  
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prey   an animal hunted by another animal for food  
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biosphere   all different biomes each blending into each other with all living things  
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climate   the average weather pattern  
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community   includes all populations in a specific area at a give time; includes populations of organisms of different species  
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population   a group of species that live in a specific geographic area at a given time  
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species   individual organisms that don't breed with individuals from other groups  
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ecosystems   consists of all the organisms living in one area as well as the nonliving parts of that environment  
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biome   a set of ecosystems in a geographic area  
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niche   how a particular species that includes what the species eats as well at what the species  
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adaptation   change in an organism that helps survive or reproduce in its environment  
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succession   the result of life functions of plants and animals  
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symbiosis   a relationship between two kinds of organisms that last over time  
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water cycle   when water circulates between the lithosphere, hydrosphere, and atmosphere  
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carbon cycle   a element; doesn't stay in one place always moves around  
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nitrogen fixation   certain types of bacteria are able to use free nitrogen air to make nitrogen compounds through a process  
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nitrogen cycle   1.free atmosphere 2. nitrogen enters the soil 3. animals eats plants 4. decomposers release nitrogen into the air 5. bacteria change nitrogen into nitrates 6. plants use nitrates  
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competition   the struggle among organisms for resources in an ecosystem  
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