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An Ecosystem
What is an Ecosystem?
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Ecosystem | a system formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment. |
Habitat | 1. the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism OR the place where a person or thing is usually found. |
Population | the total number of persons inhabiting a country, city, or any district or area. OR the body of inhabitants of a place: |
Community | a social group of any size whose members reside in a specific locality, share government, and often have a common cultural and historical heritage. OR a locality inhabited by such a group. |
Deciduous | shedding the leaves annually, as certain trees and shrubs. OR falling off or shed at a particular season, stage of growth, etc., as leaves, horns, or teeth. OR not permanent; transitory. |
Coniferous | belonging or pertaining to the conifers. They are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue; all extant conifers are woody plants, the great majority being trees with just a few being shrubs. Typical examples of conifers include cedars, cypresses, |
Forests | Rainforests- are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750 mm and 2000 mm. Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests- are a temperate and humid biome. |
Environment | the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. OR Ecology. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors surrounding and affecting a given organism at any time. |
Soil, air, water, and living organisms | Ecosystem |
Coastal | of, relating to, bordering on, or located near a coast: |