Ecosystems Flashcards

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Environment

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All the biotic and abiotic factors around a organism

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Community

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Organisms that live together in a ecosystem.

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Population

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A certain kind of animal

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Adaptation

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A structure of behavior that allows a species to survive and reproduce in its environment

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Niche

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The role that each species plays in its community

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Ecosystem

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An area in which living and non living things interact

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Biotic

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Living things

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Abiotic

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Nonliving things

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Species

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All members of a population

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Habitat

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An environment specific to each species

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Niche

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The role that each species plays in its community

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Ecosystem

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An area in which living and non living things interact

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Biotic

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Living things

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Abiotic

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Nonliving things

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Biome

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Regions of the world wth similar climate, animals and plants

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Taiga

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The largest biome on earth

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Deciduous forest

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We live in it, it can be found in many places, has 4 seasons

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Rainforest

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Closest biome to the equator, has 50% of all the animals on earth

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Grasslands

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A lot of grass, hot in the summer cold in the winter

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Desert

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Covers about 1/5 of the earth, Antarctica is the largest desert

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Tundra

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Covers 1/5 of the earth, coldest biome on earth

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Food chain

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The chain from a food source to the ultimate consumer

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Food web

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A group of interconnected food chains

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Decomposers

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Organisms that consume dead plants and animals

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Consumers

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Organisms that get energy from eating producers or other consumers

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Producers

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Organisms that use the suns energy to make their own food

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Herbivores

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Animals that only eat plants

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Carnivores

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Animals that eat only meat

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Omnivores

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Animals that eat plants and animals