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3. An ecological community where populations of organisms remain stable and exist in balance with each other and their environment
7. a green plant found on the forest floor, can be fuzzy
8. process in which organisms diversify rapidly into new forms
11. the layer of leaves on a tree that is exposed to that sun
12. this is the wearing down of soil due to rain or wind
13. where organisms die off due to natural predation

1. An ecological succession that occurs following an opening of uninhabited, barren habitat without vegetation
2. songbirds native to the northern hemisphere that eat seeds
4. an uncontrolled fire that burns through forests
5. process of species structural change int a community
6. when land is submerged underwater
7. organisms that can live together in the same area for a long period of time
9. large waves that could potentially destroy shorelines
10. a lack of rain or water in an area that can affect farming and organisms
14. Natural disasters that humans cannot control (ex. earthquakes, tsunamis, flooding, volcanoes)