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Unit 1 Flashcards

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environment

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all living and non-living things around us (abiotic & biotic factors)

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environmental science

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study of how natural world affects us, and we affect it

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natural resources

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substances and energy sources we take from Earth to survive

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renewable

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replaced quickly, such as wind or sunlight

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non-renewable

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replaced slowly, so it can be depleted (e.g. fossil fuels)

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ecosystem services

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agricultural revolution

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industrial revolution

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ecological footprint

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overshoot

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science

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variables

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independent variables

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dependent variables

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hypothesis format

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prediction format

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data

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data analysis

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descriptive statistical tests

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manipulative experiment

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natural experiment

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paradigm

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paradigm shift

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organism

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individual living thing

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population

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a group of individuals of species that live in a particular area

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community

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a set of populations of different species living together in a particular area

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ecosystem

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a functional system consisting of a community

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landscape

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a geographical region including an array of ecosystems

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biosphere

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the sum total of living things on the Earth & the areas they inhibit

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biome

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major regional complex of similar communities. mainly determined by temperature & precipatation

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number of biomes

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10 terrestrial biomes exist

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Terrestrial Biomes

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Diff in temp & Percipitation predict type

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Tropical

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23.5 north and 23.5 south latitudes

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Temperate

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Between 23.5 and 60 north and south latitudes (THINK MODERATE)

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Arctic & SubArctic

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Above 60 north latitude

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Where are there no Biomes and why?

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Antartica has no biomes, too cold for rain —> no plants

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Terrestrial Biomes and elevation

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Elevation also affects climate
Each 1000’ increase lowers temp by 4 degrees
Mountains can enable cool-loving biomes to exist at hotter latitudes

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Rain Shadow

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Dry climate created downwind of a mountain b/c most moisture condenses on it upwind side (no precipatation on downwind side of mountain)

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Climate diagram

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graph depicting seasonal changes in temp and precipitation

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Temperate Deciduous Forest

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Less dense & diverse than rainforest - not as much rain means they have less diversity

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deciduous

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loses leaves

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temperate grassland

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looks like praire
less precipitation, considerably colder
we artificially water these and turn them into agriculture land

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temperate rainforest

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considerably more rain
lot of mass & density
bit hotter temps in summer

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Tropical rainforest

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insane amt of rain, only slight differences across
not as fertiles bc the rain washes nutrients
not much temp variation

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Pelagic zone

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Layer b/w water surface and lake & ocean floor
includes photic zone

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Tropical Dry Forest

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temp is consistent but precipitation changes seasonally
very bare with distinct wet/dry seasons & w/ or w/o leaves
Australia

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savanna

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Africa, S Africa, India
grasslands, clusters of trees
clear wet/dry seasons
consistent temp

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Desert

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Egypt
no rain
temps varies seasonally
trees can not grow

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Tundra

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low levels of precipitation
temps vary seasonally
trees can not grow

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Boreal Forest

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moderate precipitation, allowing trees to grow
temps vary seasonally

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Chaparral

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Moderate precipitation when cooler, low precipitation when hotter

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Marine Ecosystems 3 zone

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Photic
Pelagic
Benthic

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Photic zone

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well lit top layer
mostly algae because of sunlight

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Benthic zone

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Lake/ocean floor

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are photic, pelagic and benthic zones biomes?

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no, b/c no change it climate & precipitation

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Intertidal zones

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ecosystems where ocean meets land - high and low tides

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tides

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periodic rising and falling of ocean due to gravitational poll of sun and moon
usually 6 hours apart from high and low tides

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are tide pools are biomes

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no there are differences in species but not climate/precipitation

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Estuaries (coastal ecosystems)

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area where a river flows into an ocean mixing fresh and salt water

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Coastal Ecosystems (3 zones)

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Inertidal, Estaries, Salt Marshes

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Open Ocean Ecosystems

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Zooplankton
phytoplankton

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Zooplankton

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animal

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Phytoplankton

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plant

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Phytoplankton are most abundant in what level?

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top level photic layer meaining other species as well
well lit waters that are nutrient rich due to upwelling

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Upwelling

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all of the nutrients go up to the photic layer instead of bottom of ocean (down dwelling)
attract more species to top layer

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Downwelling

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All nutrients go to the bottom of the ocean

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Aquatic Biomes (3 in ocean)

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raingrove forest
kelp forest
coral reef

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Raingrove forest

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salt tolerant trees that can live in changing water levels
unique roots curve up for oxygen and down for support

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Kelp forest

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Large dense brown algae growing from floor of continental shelves
along temperate coasts

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Coral reef

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mass of calcium carbonate from skeletons of dead corals
attach to rock or reef and capture food with stinging tentacles
also get nourishment from symbiotic algae

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corals

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Tiny colonial invertebrate animals

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coral reefs outside of tropics

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few coral species thrive in waters outside of the tropics
little is known about them
some reefs are now being protected

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BioChemical Cycles are

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Nutrient cycles that move water and nutrients through ecosystems

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Reservoir

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pool that holds nutrients

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Resiance time?

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length of time that nutrients remain in reservoir

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source

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releases more materials than it accepts

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sink

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accepts more materials than it releases

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flux

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rate at which materials move between reservoirs

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Hydrologic cycle involves

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water cycle
movement of water b/w sources & sinks

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evaporation

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conversion of water from liquid to gas

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transpiration

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release of water vapor from plant leaves

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precipitation

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condensed water vapor that fall from the atmosphere

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ground water

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water stored underground (usually in aquafors)

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water table

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upper limit of an aquafor

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human affect the water cycle by

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dam rivers-reservoirs
remove vegetation- no transpiration
withdraw groundwater
pollute atmosphere- acid rain

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Carbon Cycle involves

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movement of carbon between sources and sinks

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Where is carbon stored?

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in sedimentary rocks and oceans

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Plants pull this out of the air and use it to produce sugars:

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Carbon dioxide

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When some sugars build new plant growth it is called

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Gross Primary Production (GPP)

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When plants and animals and some decomposers burn other sugars for energy, they

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release carbon dioxide

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how do humans shift carbon to the atmosphere?

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burning fossil fuels & decreasing surface vegetation

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Nitrogen cycle involves

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movement of nitrogen between sources and sinks

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what fraction of the earth is nitrogen?

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3/4 - most of the earth is nitrogen

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Nitrogen fixation

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converts atmospheric Nitrogen (N2) into ammonia (NH3)
fixes the Nitrogen - something plant can use

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Nitrification

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converts water soluble ions of Ammonia (NH4 +) into nitrates (NO3)& nitrites (NO2) that plants can absorb

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Denitrification

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converts nitrates (NO3) in soil or water back to N2

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Humans affect Nitrogen Cycle by/through

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Nitrogen fertiliaers
destroying wetlands
increased soil erosion

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Phosphorus cycle

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phmovement of phosphorus b/w sources and sinks
stored in rocks and sediments mostly
small particles can release phosphate ions (PO4) when dissolved in water

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is phosphorus in the atmosphere?

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no

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Phosphorus limits

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plant growth the most in undisturbed ecosystems

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where is phosphorus released?

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from works by weathering

102
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small particles can release phosphorus ions (PO4) where?

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in water

103
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aquatic organisms take up phosphate ions directly from

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surrounding water

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Increased precipitation leads to

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Increased diversity

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all molecules in living things contain:

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carbon

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