Biomes
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| Ecology | study of the relationship between living things and their environments.
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| Interact | process of organisms acting upon one another or on the nonliving parts of their environment.
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| Population | group of the same kind of organisms living in a certain place.
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| Community | all the populations that live in a certain place and can interact with one another.
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| Ecosystem | group of communities interacting with each other and the nonliving parts of their environment.
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| Habitat | place where an organism lives.
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| Niche | organism's role, or job, in its habitat.
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| Limiting factor | condition in the environment that puts limits on the size a population can grow to.
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| Carrying capacity | largest population size that can be supported by the available resources of an area.
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| Climate | average weather of an area over a long period of time.
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| Biome | large region with a characteristic climate and plant and animal communities.
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| Tundra | land biome with permanently frozen ground, found in far north very few plants can survive here (mosses, grasses, shrubs).
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| Taiga/Boreal Forest | land biome with a cold climate, coniferous forests, and animals like moose, squirrels, and rabbits.
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| Temperate deciduous forest | land biome with a moderate climate, long growing seasons and cold winters, and filled with deciduous trees that lose their leaves in the Fall season.
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| Temperate grasslands | land biome with moderate climate, but only grass (not enough rainfall for trees to grow), found on the interior of continents, fertile soil used for farming.
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| Savannas | land biome that is a temperate grassland but close to the equator, has large herds of animals that feed on the grasses.
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| Tropical Rain Forests | the most diverse land biome that is near equator, receives lots of rainfall, and is hot all year, has tall trees, many plants, and many different types of animals.
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| Deserts | Land biome where climate is hot and dry; does not have many plants (mostly cacti) and animals like birds, lizards, and scorpions.
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| Adaptation | features or traits of an organism that helps it survive in its environment
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