(ǝ dapt): To change so as to fit a new or specific use or situation.

(ber ǝn): Producing little or no vegetation.

(bī ōm): A major ecological community type (such as tropical rainforest, grassland, or desert).

(klī mǝt): The average weather conditions of a particular place or region over a period of years.

(kǝm plek sǝ tē): Something that is complex, or hard to separate, analyze, or solve.

(kǝn sen(t) sǝs): General agreement by most of those concerned.

(den(t)s): (1) Marked by closeness or crowding together of parts; (2) having a high mass per unit of volume.

(dī vǝrs): Differing from one another.

(fȯr mǝr): Of, relating to, or occurring in the past.

(ha bә tat): The place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows.

(la tǝ tüd): Distance north or south from the equator measured in degrees.

(nā tiv): Living or growing naturally in a particular region.