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ecosystem

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

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Scheme 76% connected

A combination of things connected and adjusted by design; a system.

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System 76% connected

An assemblage of objects arranged in regular subordination, or after some distinct method, usually logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects…

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Aerie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Environmental science, Environmental ecology, Habitats and ecosystems.
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Aery noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Aliment noun · 86% connection

a source of materials to nourish the body

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Alimentation noun · 86% connection

a source of materials to nourish the body

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Beverage noun · 86% connection

any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"

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Biodiversity noun · 86% connection

the diversity of plant and animal life in a particular habitat (or in the world as a whole); "a high level of biodiversity is desirabl…

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Chyme noun · 86% connection

a semiliquid mass of partially digested food that passes from the stomach through the pyloric sphincter into the duodenum

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Comestible noun · 86% connection

any substance that can be used as food

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Commissariat noun · 86% connection

a stock or supply of foods

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Den noun · 86% connection

the habitation of wild animals

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Drink noun · 86% connection

any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"

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Ecological niche noun · 86% connection

(ecology) the status of an organism within its environment and community (affecting its survival as a species)

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Eyrie noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Eyry noun · 86% connection

any habitation at a high altitude

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Food noun · 86% connection

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

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Food cycle noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Food web noun · 86% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains

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Forest noun · 86% connection

land that is covered with trees and shrubs

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

(biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts; "i…

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Bionomics noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Biotic community noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

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Blocker noun · 78% connection

a class of drugs that inhibit (block) some biological process

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cell membrane noun · 78% connection

A biological membrane that separates and protects the interior of all cells from the outside environment

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Community noun · 78% connection

A group of interacting organisms of different species living in the same area

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Ecologist noun · 78% connection

a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and their environment

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Ecology noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Elan vital noun · 78% connection

(biology) a hypothetical force (not physical or chemical) once thought by Henri Bergson to cause the evolution and development of orga…

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Environmental science noun · 78% connection

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

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Fission noun · 78% connection

A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of self-division, consisting of gradua…

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Food chain noun · 78% connection

(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member

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