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cambium -  The layer just inside a tree's bar...
canopy -  The layer formed by the leaves and...
carnivore -  An animal that feeds principally o...
carrion -  The flesh of an animal that is alr...
carrying capacity -  The maximum population of a given ...
cavity -  A hole in a tree that can be used ...
chlorophyll -  The green pigment used by plants t...
chlorosis -  Discoloration of normally green pa...
classification -  In order to have knowledge of natu...
collector-gatherer -  Organisms which actively collect d...
commensalism -  One organism benefits while the ot...
community -  All the plants and/or animals livi...
competition -  Organisms have a wide variety of s...
compliance -  Laws are created to help protect p...
condensation -  The process by which a substance c...
cone -  A pine cone, a fir cone, a hemlock...
confined aquifer -  A layer of water beneath the surfa...
conifer -  A cone-bearing tree which has need...
conservation -  The intelligent use of natural res...
consumer -  A person or other animal who uses ...
corridor -  A corridor connects natural areas ...
crepuscular -  An animal that is most active duri...
crown -  The upper branches and foliage of ...
crustacean -  An aquatic arthropod with an exosk...
cycle -  A continuous process; a circular f...

 

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