Ecology

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Morphology

Biology; Ecology

The form and structure of anything, usually applied to the shapes, parts, and arrangement of features in living and fossil organisms.

The dry region on the leeward side of a mountain range, where rainfall is noticeably less than on the windward side. For example, the White Mountains in east central California are in the rain shadow ...

Parasite

Biology; Ecology

An organism that uses another organism for food and thus harms the other organism.

Cyst

Biology; Ecology

A small, capsule-like sac that encloses an organism in its resting or larval stage, e.g., a resting spore of an alga.

Tundra

Biology; Ecology

A vast, mostly flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen. The dominant vegetation is low-growing lichens, mosses, and stunted shrubs.

Kelp forest

Biology; Ecology

Marine ecosystem dominated by large kelps. These forests are restricted to cold and temperate waters, and are most common along the western coasts of continents. Kelp forests first appeared in the ...

Symbiosis

Biology; Ecology

A relationship between two organisms that live in intimate contact with each other; includes mutualism (both organisms benefit, they rely on each other for survival), parasitism (one organism ...