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Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD L1 – $100 Give three examples of abiotic factors

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Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD L2 - $500 Some plants release chemicals into the soil that prevent other plants from growing too close. This is called ________.

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD L3 - $100 The process of _____ _____ results in adaptations that allow an organism to survive and reproduce.

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Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD L4 - $100 Give an example of an event that might result in “primary succession”

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Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD L4 $300 The first species to populate an area during primary succesion are called _____ ______.

Template by Bill Arcuri, WCSD L4 - $400 ________ is “the series of predictable changes that occur in a community over time”.

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