drugs including morphine and heroin
opioids
the central core of a young woody stem of the tree
pith
the changing of a hatchling into an adult
metamorphosis
characterized by having tube feet
echinoderms
any object that emits carbon dioxide
carbon source
biochemical cycles that recycle nutrients found in soil and rocks
sedimentary
invertebrate group by 3 body regions:the head, the foot, and the mantle
mollusks
The dominant plant species of a biome
climax vegetation
the layer of earth where terrestrial life exists
biosphere
a crustacean group with one simple eye on top of it's head
copepods
this biome is the hottest and driest
desert
the egg-laying organ of female insect
ovipositor
The pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of the tree
lenticels
the relationship where organisms have a struggle with other organisms for needed resources
competition
nutritional relationship involves one animal hunting another animal for food
predation