WILDFIRES
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- 3. the branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.
- 6. To lessen
- 7. barrier of cleared or plowed land intended to check a forest or grass fire.
- 10. A scientist who studies who studies ecology
- 11. that part of the environment that is made or modified by humans for use in human activities
- 13. Fuel that allows a fire to climb up from the landscape or forest floor into the tree canopy. Crownfires Fire that has ascended from the ground into the forest
- 14. is the state of being invaded or overrun by pests or parasites Abundant. plenty
- 16. develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complex form.
- 19. the species to which all modern human beings belong
- 20. fires. A controlled or prescribed burn, also known as hazard reduction burning,
- 23. all the plants or plant life of a place, taken as a whole
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- 1. Oxygen, heat, and fuel are frequently referred to as the fire triangle
- 2. a sudden and widespread disaster
- 4. forcibly put an end to.
- 5. A wildfire is an uncontrolled fire that burns in the wild land vegetation
- 8. extremely large or great
- 9. the ability to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
- 12. Danger
- 15. capable of being affected Estimate roughly calculate
- 17. a community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment
- 18. a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life.
- 21. Catch fire or cause to catch fire.
- 22. Living thing