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a large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna occupying a major habitat
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a group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding
3.
the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.
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areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season.
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the sometimes swampy coniferous forest of high northern latitudes, especially that between the tundra and steppes of Siberia and North America.
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relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures.
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a large open area of country covered with grass, especially one used for grazing.
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the driest of all the biomes
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a ridge of rock in the sea formed by the growth and deposit of coral.
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a hot, humid, and flourishing dense forest, usually found around the equator
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a partially enclosed body of water formed where freshwater from the land meets and mixes with saltwater from the ocean
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the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
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the number of different species present in an ecosystem and relative abundance of each of those species
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the variety of different habitats, communities and ecological processes
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the biological variation that occurs within species
