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Ecology

Atomic mass

Biology; Ecology

The weight of an atom as expressed in atomic mass units (amus).

Syncline

Biology; Ecology

A downward-arching fold in rock. The opposite of an Anticline.

Apical meristem

Biology; Ecology

The tissue-creating cells at the growing tip of a branch or root.

Biomass

Biology; Ecology

The total quantity of living matter in a given area or ecosystem.

Throughfall

Biology; Ecology

Scientific-sounding name for rain going through a forest canopy.

Photon

Biology; Ecology

A packet of light energy. Beams of light are composed of photons.

Peripheral isolate

Biology; Ecology

A group that ends up far from the parent species. See Speciation.

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