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Chapter 4 Vocabulary Review
Match the term with its definition.
Term
Definition
1. Weather
2. greenhouse effect
3. niche
4. predation
5. climate
A. the average yearly condition of temperature and
precipitation in a region
B. the full range of conditions in which an organism lives
and the way in which the organism uses those
conditions
6. herbivory
C. natural situation in which atmospheric gases trap heat
inside Earth’s atmosphere
7. humus
D. permanently frozen subsoil
8. permafrost
E. interaction in which an organism captures and feeds on
another organism
F. day-to-day condition of Earth’s atmosphere at a
particular time and place
G. a material formed from decaying leaves and other
organic matter
H. interaction in which an organism feeds on a primary
producer
Complete each statement by writing the correct word or words.
9. The three main types of symbiotic relationships in nature are
, and
.
,
10. The gradual change in living communities that follows a disturbance is called
.
11. The first species to live in an area of primary succession are called
12. The area where an organism lives is its
.
.
13. The ability of organisms to survive and reproduce under a range of environmental
circumstances is called
.
14. The
contains dense evergreen forests of coniferous trees.
15. The well-lit upper layer of ocean water is known as the
.
16. The tiny, free-floating, weakly swimming algae and animals that occur in both freshwater and
saltwater environments are called
.
17. Organisms that live on the ocean floor are referred to as
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