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Xylem. Tubes in a plant stem that carry water from the roots to the leaves. Phloem. Tubes in plant stems that carry food from the leaves to other parts of the plant. Biodiversity. The variety of different species in an area. Natural Selection.
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Xylem Tubes in a plant stem that carry water from the roots to the leaves
Phloem Tubes in plant stems that carry food from the leaves to other parts of the plant
Biodiversity The variety of different species in an area
Natural Selection The nonrandom process by which biological traits become more or less common in a population over multiple generations to adapt to the needs of a species for survival
Decomposition The process where organic material is broken down into simpler forms of matter
Primary Succession The development biotic factors in previously uninhabited areas with little to no top soil
Secondary Succession Occurs in an area where soil exists and growth of plants has been interrupted but not completely wiped out
Dichotomous Key A strategy in classification and identification of organisms where two statements of characteristics are presented with one being more like the organism
Competition The struggle among organisms against each other to get the same resource
Deforestation The cutting down of forests