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Ecosystems
5th Grade Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Habitat | the specific environment where an organism lives |
Ecosystem | all the populations of organisms and the nonliving things in an environment, and the interaction among them |
Species | a group of organisms that produce offspring like themselves |
Population | all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time |
Community | populations of different species that live in the same area at the same time |
Biome | one of the six major land areas of the world that is home to specific plant and animal population and is defined by its climate |
Drought | a period of a very little rainfall |
Flood | an overflow of water onto land that is normally dry |
Thrive | to grow in a strong and healthy way |
Perish | to die |
Tree Line | the place where the trees stop growing because of the climate |
Terrarium | a type of miniature ecosystem of plants |
Niche | the role that an organism plays in its habitat |
Migration | long-distance movement of animals, usually on a seasonal basis |