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adaptation: A change in an organism's
structure to conform to its environment. The
different sizes, shapes, colors, and smells of
plants are often the result of adaptation to a
particular environment.
alluvial plain:
aquatic: Living in or frequenting
water. For example a plant or animal that lives in
water.
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bio-diversity:
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carcass: The dead body of an animal.
confluence: The area where two or more
rivers come together to form one river.
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data: Facts or conditions that are known.
Scientists gather information (data) by observation
and through the use of scientific equipment.
data analysis: Processing the information
or data that has been gathered in order to draw
conclusions.
degradation: The act of wearing down or
reducing in rank.
diversity:
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ecology: The branch of biology that
studies the relationships between organisms and
their environments.
ecosystem: A community of organisms and
their interactions with their environment.
endangered:
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fauna: Animal life.
flora: Plant life.
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habitat: The natural location where a
plant or animal is found.
heterogeneity:
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natural resources:
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photo identification:
plantains: A tropical plant in the banana
family whose cooked fruits is an important food in
the tropics.
pristine: The original or pure condition
or state of something.
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species: A class of individual
plants or animals having some common
characteristics or qualities which makes them
distinct from other classes of plants or
animals.
specimen: A part or an individual taken
as typical of a whole or group of animals or
plants.
standard of living:
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yucca: A type of plant with white or
violet flowers and long rigid pointed leaves.
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