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Chapter 15 Vocabulary

Vocabulary from chapter 15

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the tempature range, the average annual precipitation,humidity and the amount of sunshine that a region typically experiences.Climates
When heat energy is trapped inside the earth for a period of time.Greenhouse effect
the areas climate, type of soil, and its acidity and the availability if nutrients.Abiotic factors
All living things which an organism might interactBiotic factors
combination of physical and biological factors that influence lifeEnviroment
A combination of biotic and abiotic factorsEcosystem
The full range of of physical and biological conditions in which the organisms in a species can live the way in which it is suppost to live.Niche
The type of surroundings in which a species lives and thrivesHabitat
The process by which an existing ecosystem is gradually and progressively replaced by another ecosystem.Ecological succession
The stable collection of plants and animals that results when a ecosystem reaches such a state.Climax community
Ecosystemsidentified by their climax communitiesBiomes
when humans activities are adding to the greenhouse effectEnhanced greenhouse effect
when the enhanced greenhouse effect ( a fact) is used to predict a significant rise in earths average temp. ( a possibility)Global warming


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