Front

What type of symbiotic relationship occurs when both organisms benefit?

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Mutualism

Front

What is a group of ecosystems with similar climate and organisms called?

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Biome

Front

What do we call a group of different species living in the same area?

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Community

Front

What is the primary factor that determines an area's biome?

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Climate

Front

In the interaction between huge rocks and a stream of water, which two spheres are involved?

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Hydrosphere and Geosphere

Front

What is the term for the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

Front

What is the process by which plants use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water?

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Photosynthesis

Front

What is the term for the role and position a species has in its environment?

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Niche

Front

What is the term for a biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment?

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Ecosystem

Front

What is the term for the gradual process by which ecosystems change and develop over time?

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Ecological succession