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• 20:47, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+236)‎ . . N Temperate forest ‎ (Created page with "Deciduous or coniferous forests generally found between 40° and 50° of latitude, where annual precipitation averages anywhere from about 650 mm to over 3,000 mm; this biome rec...") (current)
• 20:47, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+178)‎ . . Temperate Grassland ‎ (current)
• 20:46, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+111)‎ . . N Thermal neutral zone ‎ (Created page with "The range of environmental temperatures over which the metabolic rate of a homeothermic animal does not change.") (current)
• 20:46, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+126)‎ . . N Thermocline ‎ (Created page with "A depth zone in a lake or ocean through which temperature changes rapidly with depth, generally about 1°C per meter of depth.")
• 20:46, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+83)‎ . . N Thermophilic ‎ (Created page with "A term applied to organisms that tolerate or require high-temperature environments.") (current)
• 20:45, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+98)‎ . . N Thermosphere ‎ (Created page with "The outer layer of the earth's atmosphere beginning approximately 80 km above the earth's surface.")
• 20:45, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+79)‎ . . N Till ‎ (Created page with "Unsorted materials, such as clay, rocks, and boulders, left behind by glaciers.") (current)
• 20:43, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+432)‎ . . N Tolerance model ‎ (Created page with "A model of succession in which initial stages of colonization are not limited to a few pioneer species; juveniles of species dominating at climax can be present from the earliest...") (current)
• 20:43, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+61)‎ . . N Top-down control ‎ (Created page with "The control or influence of consumers on ecosystem processes.") (current)
• 20:42, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+67)‎ . . Torpor ‎ (current)
• 20:42, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+64)‎ . . N Trophic dynamics ‎ (Created page with "The transfer of energy from one part of an ecosystem to another.") (current)
• 20:41, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+46)‎ . . N Trophic (feeding) biology ‎ (Created page with "The study of the feeding biology of organisms.") (current)
• 20:41, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+143)‎ . . Trophic level ‎ (current)
• 20:41, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+274)‎ . . N Trophic pyramid ‎ (Created page with "A graphical representation of the amount of energy contained in different trophic levels within an ecosystem. Traditionally they have primary producers at the bottom and top cons...") (current)
• 20:41, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+142)‎ . . N Tropical dry forest ‎ (Created page with "A broadleaf deciduous forest growing in tropical regions having pronounced wet and dry seasons; trees drop their leaves during the dry season.") (current)
• 20:40, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+102)‎ . . N Tropical rain forest ‎ (Created page with "A broadleaf evergreen forest growing in tropical regions where conditions are warm and wet year-round.") (current)
• 20:40, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+117)‎ . . N Tropical savanna ‎ (Created page with "A tropical grassland dotted with scattered trees; characterized by pronounced wet and dry seasons and periodic fires.") (current)
• 20:40, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+90)‎ . . N Troposphere ‎ (Created page with "A layer of the atmosphere extending from the earth's surface to an altitude of 9 to 16 km.")
• 20:40, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+145)‎ . . N Tundra ‎ (Created page with "A northern biome dominated by mosses, lichens, and dwarf willows, receiving low to moderate precipitation and having a very short growing season.") (current)
• 20:39, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+147)‎ . . N Type III survivorship curve ‎ (Created page with "A pattern of survivorship in which a period of extremely high rates of mortality among the young is followed by a relatively high rate of survival.") (current)
• 20:39, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+86)‎ . . N Type II survivorship curve ‎ (Created page with "A pattern of survivorship characterized by constant rates of survival throughout life.") (current)
• 20:39, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+159)‎ . . N Type I survivorship curve ‎ (Created page with "A pattern of survivorship in which there are high rates of survival among young and middle-aged individuals followed by high rates of mortality among the aged.") (current)
• 20:39, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+134)‎ . . Upwelling ‎
• 20:38, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+125)‎ . . N Vapour pressure deficit ‎ (Created page with "The difference between the actual water vapour pressure and the saturation water vapour pressure at a particular temperature.") (current)
• 20:38, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+69)‎ . . N Variance ‎ (Created page with "A measure of variation in a population or a sample from a population.")
• 20:38, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+51)‎ . . N Vertical transmission ‎ (Created page with "The transfer of a disease from parent to offspring.") (current)
• 20:38, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+64)‎ . . Vesicle ‎ (current)
• 20:37, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+84)‎ . . N Walker circulation ‎ (Created page with "A large-scale atmospheric circulation system that moves in the plane of the equator.") (current)
• 20:37, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+207)‎ . . Water potential ‎ (current)
• 20:37, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+108)‎ . . N Water vapour pressure ‎ (Created page with "The atmospheric pressure exerted by the water vapour in air; increases as the water vapour in air increases.") (current)
• 20:37, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+87)‎ . . N Weed ‎ (Created page with "A species that a person does not want in a certain location at a certain point in time.") (current)
• 20:36, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+77)‎ . . N Zonation of species ‎ (Created page with "Pattern of separation of species into distinctive vertical habitats or zones.") (current)
• 20:36, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+106)‎ . . Zooplankton ‎ (current)
• 01:32, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+146)‎ . . N Calcium ‎ (Created page with "A silver-white divalent metal, combined in limestone, chalk, etc., occurring also in animals in bone, shell, etc. Its chemical symbol is '''Ca'''.") (current)
• 01:31, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+36)‎ . . N Voltage-gated ion channel ‎ (Redirected page to Voltage-gated channel) (current)
• 01:31, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+173)‎ . . N Potassium ‎ (Created page with "A silvery white metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in the air and whose compounds are used as fertilizer and in special hard glasses. Its chemical symbol is '''K'''.") (current)
• 01:30, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+64)‎ . . N Permeable ‎ (Created page with "Capable of being ''permeated'' (to penetrate through the pores).") (current)
• 01:29, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+21)‎ . . N Nerve cell ‎ (Redirected page to Neuron) (current)
• 01:29, 30 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+298)‎ . . N Ion channel ‎ (Created page with "Ion channels are pore-forming proteins that help establish and control the small voltage gradient across the plasma membrane of cells (see cell potential) by allowing the flo...") (current)
• 18:09, 27 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+239)‎ . . N Turbine ‎ (Created page with "Any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure or thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either in the form o...") (current)
• 16:19, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+128)‎ . . N Ethical imperialism ‎ (Created page with "Ethical imperialism is the idea that the ethical standards of ones own country is most appropriate. See: Ethical relativism") (current)
• 16:18, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+142)‎ . . N Ethical relativism ‎ (Created page with "Ethical relativism refers to the idea that there are no internationally acceptable standards of right and wrong. See: ethical imperialism") (current)
• 15:56, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+310)‎ . . N Core competency ‎ (Created page with "Core competency is what the firm does not outsource, because it is what the company does best. While these strategies sometimes create great trauma for workers, in other cases th...") (current)
• 15:56, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+114)‎ . . N Informating ‎ (Created page with "Informating is the process of workers’ manipulating products by placing data between themselves and the product.") (current)
• 15:54, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+538)‎ . . N Nominal group technique ‎ (Created page with "Nominal group technique brings together a small group of decision makers, and in a number of hours leads them to a consensus-based decision. The problem is described to the group...") (current)
• 15:54, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+595)‎ . . N Delphi technique ‎ (Created page with "The Delphi technique was developed by the Rand Corporation. It systematically collects and organizes the opinions of several experts into a single decision when the experts are g...") (current)
• 15:53, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+397)‎ . . N Heuristic ‎ (Created page with "Heuristics are simple rules of thumb that guide them through a complex array of decision alternatives. Available heuristic refers to the tendency for people to base their judgmen...") (current)
• 15:11, 19 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (+52)‎ . . N Automation ‎ (Created page with "Automation is the replacing of people with machines.") (current)
• 23:46, 11 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-2)‎ . . Herbaceous vs. Woody Plants ‎
• 23:46, 11 August 2011 (diff | hist) . . (-1)‎ . . Herbaceous vs. Woody Plants ‎

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