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| "an ecosytem that is hot and wet with dense forests, located in tropical areas around the world. These forests contain the greatest number of different species of plants and animals of all the Earth's ecosystems" |
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| "an imaginary circle around the Earth, equal distance from all points from the North and South poles. It divides the Earth into two halves: the northern and the southern hemisphere" |
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| "an area of the world usually named for a dominant feature, such as its climate of plant life; contains many smaller specialized ecosystems" |
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| a group of animals that share characteristics and are capable of reproducing |
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| "a community in which living things( plants and animals ) and nonliving things (air, soil and water) form a working environment that helps the living things survive." |
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| animals that hunt and kill other animals for food |
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| to modify or change according to changing circumstances |
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| "the roof of a forest, created by the dense layer of tree branches and leaves, and located some 30-100 feet into the air above the forest floor." |
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| "the layer of the forest below the canopy that contains young trees and plants, which can live in areas with a lot of shade" |
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| the layer of the forest about the forest floor. This level contains shrubs and plants with can live with very little sunlight |
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| the ground level of a forest. This level receives very little sunlight so few plants can grow here. |
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| an adaptation that helps creatures to blend in with surroundings so that they appear less obvious to their predators. |
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| a type of adaptation where creatures's coloring and markings match their surroundings |
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| "close associations between organisms of different species, in which at least one organism benefits from the association." |
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| animals that eat only plants |
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