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- areas where species have high endemism and are disappearing at a rapid rate
- Where does DNA synthesis happen in eukaryotic cells
- continental shelf ecosystem where fresh water from streams or rivers mixes with ocean water
- a trait evolved independently in unrelated taxa in response to similar environmental pressures
- process of unspecialized cell turn into specialized cells
- area of significantly reduced rainfall behind a mountainous region, on the side facing away from prevailing winds
- - changes in microclimate along the edge of a habitat.
- exposed to air at low tide, underwater at high tide
- a trait evolved in an ancestor, and descendant species inherit the trait, with modifications occurring over time
- shallows at edge of lake. Light reaches to bottom.
- still receives sunlight, but has low primary productivity
- area where light penetrates, photosynthesis possible
- - when resources are limited and the cost of reproduction is high.
- characterized by water velocity, depth, temperature, clarity, and chemistry
- : large mountain chains — can channel movement of air masses
- large-scale biological communities shaped by the physical environment where they are found.
- factors are unrelated to the size of the population
- all regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of Earth occupied by living organisms.
- characterized by ocean depth, light availability, and the stability of the bottom substrate
- the study of how organisms relate to each other and to their environment