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Biodiversity
The degree of variation of living organisms - animals, plants, their habitats and their genes - within a given terrestrial or marine ecosystem. This includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems.
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Genus
Biology; Biodiversity
One of the major groups in the classification of living things, made up of a group of species similar to each other.
Halo
Environment; Biodiversity
A hazy ring of whitish or rainbow coloured light in the sky around the Sun or Moon.
Order
Biology; Biodiversity
One of the major groups in the classification of living things. An order is below a class and above a family.
Phylum
Biology; Biodiversity
One of the major groups in the classification of living things. A phylum is below a kingdom and above a class.
Rain forest
Environment; Biodiversity
A thick evergreen forest that receives a high amount of rain. Most rain forests are found in the tropics along the equator.
Symbiosis
Biology; Biodiversity
The relationship between two or more different organisms that live in close association is called symbiosis.
Bilateral symmetry
Biology; Biodiversity
An arrangement of parts in a living thing in which the body is divided into two equal halves.
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