List #2 Practice

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canopy

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in the rainforest, it is the denser layer of greenery about 20 feet thick formed by the second-tallest trees.

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carnivore

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An animal that eats only other animals. Examples include sharks, snakes, and lions.

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emergent layer

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In the rainforest, a few trees considerably taller than all the rest that stick up out of the canopy layer.

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herbivore

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An organism that eats only plants. Examples include deer and rabbits.

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omnivore

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An animal that has evolved to eat both plants and animals. Humans and bearded dragons are examples.

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understory

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A layer several meters below the bottom of the canopy, made up of young trees, short species of trees, shrubs, and soft-stemmed plants.

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Algae

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Plant-like aquatic organisms that can be anything from single-celled to multicellular, microscopic to as tall as trees.

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Ecology

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The branch of science that deals wit5h the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.

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Environment

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the sum total of our surroundings, including all the living things and nonliving things with which we interact.

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organisms

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Living things, such as plants, animals, and bacteria.