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Ecology Chap 23
Terrestrial Ecosystems
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
12/17/2009

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Climate
Definition
Long-term average pattern of local, regional, or global weather.
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Convergent Evolution
Definition
Development of similar characteristics in different species living in different areas under similar environmental conditions.
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Deciduous
Definition
Of leaves, shed during a certain season (winter in temperate regions; dry season in the tropics); of trees, having deciduous parts.
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Evergreen
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Applied to trees and shrubs in which there is no complete seasonal loss of leaves; two types, broadleaf and needleleaf.
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Biome
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Major regional ecological community of plants and animals; usually corresponds to plant ecologists; and European ecologists; classification of plant formations and life zones.
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Weather
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The combination of termperature, humidity, precipitation, wind, cloudiness, and other atmospheric conditions at a specific place and time.
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