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Hot, humid region near the equator
Tropical rainforest
The central core of a young woody stem that stores food
Pith
hottest and driest biome
Desert
Plains and prairies filled with fertile soil
Grassland
17th century Italian scientist that demonstrated that maggots are not formed by spontaneous generation
Francesco Redi
The type of biogeochemical cycles that recycle nutrients found in soil and rocks
Sedimentary cycles
An environment and all its organisms
Ecosystem
The scientific term for the "feelers" on an insect's head
Antennae
Animal group that is characterized by having tube feet
Echinoderms
The dormant state that some mammals enter in the winter
Hibernation
The dominant plant species in a biome
Climax vegetation
Conifers are the nomination vegetation in this biome
Boreal forest
The jelly-like substance found in a cell
Cytoplasm
Has no trees because the growing season is too short
Tundra
Type of relationship where organisms struggle with other organisms for needed resources
Competition
The number and variety of species in an environment
Biodiversity
The branch of biology that studies organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye
Microbiology
Which crustacean group has one simple eye on top of its head
Copepods
Organ that allows birds to produce sound
Syrinx
The most organized of the social insects
Ants
Order of insects includes dragonflies
Odonata
The tallest tree species
Coast redwood
Refers to a chick that is born featherless and helpless
Altricial
The pores that allow air to enter and leave the stem of a tree
Lenticels
Any object that releases carbon dioxide into the environment
Carbon source
Group of algae that includes volvox
Green algae
Type of disease caused by a pathogen
Infectious
Invertebrate group that is characterized by three body regions: the head, the foot, and the mantle
Mollusks
The combination of alleles that an organism has for a particular trait
Genotype
An organism's occupation within its environment
Niche