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| Changes in organisms through time resulting in differences as well as similarities between organisms due to descent with modification |
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| Scientific study of the interactions between organisms and their environment that determine the distribution and abundance of those organisms. |
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| Environment with many different species and organisms all living together |
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| A group of individuals of the same species that occupy a given area |
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| All populations of different species living and interacting within an ecosystem |
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| An area of land (or water) composed of a patchwork of communities and ecosystems |
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| Broad scale regions dominated by similar types of ecosystems, such as tropical rain forest, grasslands, and deserts. |
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| The thin layer surrounding the Earth that supports all of life |
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