Fort Fisher Flashcards

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1
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A CLASS OF MOLLUSK WITH TWO HINGED SHELLS

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BIVALVE

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A TYPE OF MOLLUSK WITH ONE SHELL, USUALLY SPIRALS

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UNIVALVE

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A PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTIC THAT A PLANT OR ANIMAL HAS IN ORDER TO SURVIVE IN ITS ENVIRONMENT

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ADAPTATION

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INSECTIVORE (VENUS FLYTRAP, PITCHER PLANT)

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CARNIVOROUS PLANT

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DEAD PLANT MATTER AND MICROORGANISMS

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DETRITUS

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WHERE LIVING THINGS AND NONLIVING THINGS ARE LINKED

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ECOSYSTEM

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A PLANT THAT GETS ITS MOISTURE AND FOOD FROM AIR AND RAIN AND USES ANOTHER PLANT FOR SUPPORT

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EPIPHYTE

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WHERE FRESH WATER MEETS SALT WATER

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ESTUARY

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THE SUITABLE ARRANGEMENT OF FOOD, WATER, SHELTER, AND SPACE SO THAT AN ANIMAL CAN LIVE

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HABITAT

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A PLANT MADE UP OF ALGAE AND FUNGUS

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LICHEN

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AN ANIMAL THAT EATS PLANTS AND ANIMALS

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OMNIVORE

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A LIVING PLANT OR ANIMAL

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ORGANISM

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AN ORGANISM THAT LIVES ON ANOTHER ORGANISM

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PARASITE

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14
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AN AREA OF LAND WITH DENSE VEGETATION

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POCOSIN

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15
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WHEN TWO ORGANISMS LIVE TOGETHER FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT

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SYMBOSIS

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16
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AN ELEVATED, DRY, SANDY AREA WITH DESERT-LIKE VEGETATION

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SAND RIDGE

17
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THE ZONE OF THE SHORELINE BELOW THE TIDE LINE, ALWAYS WET

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SUBTIDAL

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Q

THE ZONE OF SHORELINE BETWEEN THE LOW AND HIGH TIDES, COVERED BY WATER AND EXPOSED BY AIR

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INTERTIDAL

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THE ZONE OF THE SHORELINE ABOVE THE TIDE LINE, NEVER WET

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SUPRATIDAL

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Q

A GRASSY AREA WITH LOW SHRUBS AND SHATTERED TREES

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SAVANNA

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AN AREA OF LAND IN WHICH THE SOIL IS WET AND DOMINATED BY GRASSES

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COASTAL MARSH

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SMALL, FLOATING, SWIMMING PLANTS AND ANIMALS IN THE WATER THAT DEPEND ON WAVES AND TIDES FOR TRANSPORTATION

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PLANKTON

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ORGANISMS THAT LIVE IN OR ON THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN

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BENTHOS

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Q

STRONG, SWIMMING ANIMALS IN OPEN WATER

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NEKTON

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Q

ALL THE INTERACTING PLANT AND ANIMAL POPULATIONS IN AN AREA

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COMMUNITY

26
Q

AN ORGANISM THAT LIVES ON DEAD OR DECAYING MATTER

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SAPROPHYTE

27
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THE TOTAL SURROUNDINGS OF A PLANT OR ANIMAL INCLUDING OTHER PLANTS, ANIMALS, CLIMATE, AND LOCATION

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ENVIRONMENT