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an area that experiences fairly mild seasonal temperature variation (for example, a place that is warm in summer and snows in winter).
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Aquatic plant in Brazil
Plants aren't the only organisms that can capture energy from sunlight. Image by Renalle Ruana Pessoa Ramos.
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