Ecosystems Flashcards

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Habitat

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A place where a organism lives.

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Biotic Factors

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Living things in a Ecosystems.

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Abiotic

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Non living things in a Ecosystems.

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Population

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Species grouping (snake bird population.

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Niche

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The role that each species plays in its community is its Niche.

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Adaptations

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An Adaptation is a structure or behavior that allows a species to survive.

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Community

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Organisms that live together in a Ecosystems make up a Community.

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Ecosystems

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Ecosystems an area in which living and non living things interact.

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Species

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All members of a populations are members of the same species.

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Environment

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All living and non living things around an organism is its Environment.

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Biomes

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

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Deciduous Forest

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Deciduous Forest can be found in Eastern United States,

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Tundra

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The coldest biome on earth and covers 1/5 of the planet. Temperatures can reach -50 degrees F.

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Grasslands

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Large rolling terrains of grasses, flowers, and herbs. It is very cold in the winter and hot in the summer.

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Taiga

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The largest biome on earth. It has long, cold winters and short, mild, and wet summers.

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Desert

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The desert covers 1/5 of the planet. Antarctica is the largest desert. Deserts are both hot and cold with little rainfall.

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Tropical rainforest

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They are located close to the equator and are wet and warm all year. The animals here have adaptions that allow them to live in trees.

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Producer

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Organisms that make their own food are producers. Plants are a common producer.

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Consumer

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These are organisms which receive energy by consuming other organisms.

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Decomposers

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These are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms.

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Food web

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A model showing the interconnecting food chains.

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Food chain

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A linear network of links of a food web starting from producer and ending at apex predator.

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Herbivore

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An organism that eats plants.

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Carnivore

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An organism that eats meat.

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Omnivore

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An organism that eats both plants and meat.