Ecosystems

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Ecosystems

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A place were living and nonliving interact

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Community

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Where organisms live together in an ecosystem

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Niche

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The role that each organisms plays

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Biotic Factors

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Living things

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Abiotic Factors

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Nonliving things

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Environment

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All the conditions surrounding a living thing.

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Population

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A group of organisms of one species that live in an area at the same time

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Species

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The lowest level of classification

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Adaptations

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A change in an organism to better fit an ecosystem

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Habitat

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The place in an ecosystem in which an organism lives

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Taiga

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This region typically has long cold winters, and short mild wet summer.Most common tree is the Con Bearing.Animals have thick coats of fur to survive the cold winters.Common animals are deer,moose,and elk

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Biome

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Biomes are regions of the world with similar climates,animals,and plants.

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Desert

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The Desert covers about 1/5 of Earth.Antartica is largest desert.Deserts are both hot and cold with very little rainfall. Plants that live in the desert are great at storing water like cacti

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Tundra

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Average Precipitation-20cm

Average Temperature–12’C

Interesting fact-Tundra is a treeless land

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Savannah

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Average Precipitation-125cm

Average Temperature-27’C

Interesting fact-Home to many hoofed animals

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Prairie

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Average Precipitation-81cm

Average Temperature-16’C

Interesting fact-They have grazing animals

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Deciduous Forest

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Average Precipitation-112cm

Average Temperature-10’C

Interesting fact-This biome has four distinct seasons

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Tropical Rainforest

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Average Precipitation-400cm

Average Temperature-25’C

Interesting fact-They have a diverse colorful animals

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Chapparal

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Average Precipitation-42cm

Average Temperature-33’C

Interesting fact-Its actually hot and dry

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Producer

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A plant who makes food

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Consumer

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Consumers are organisms that get energy from eating producers or other consumers

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Decomposers

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Decomposers are organisms that consume dead plants and animals

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Herbivore

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Animals that eat only plants

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Carnivore

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Animals that eat only meat

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Omnivore

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Animals that eat both plants and animals

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Food web

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A system of interlocking and interdependent food chains

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Food Chain

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Organisms each depending on a food source

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Food Chain

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Organisms each depending on a food source