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5th grade Science Vocab_ch3

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when the last member of a species dies, it no longer exists on Earth. extint species
when a species is in danger of becoming extinct endangered species
species with low numbers that could become endangered threatened species
the process of one ecosystem changing into a new and different ecosystem succession
this takes place in a community where few, if any, living things exist, or where earlier communities were wiped out primary succession
this is the beginning of a new community where a community had already existed secondary succession
is one of Earth's major land ecosystems with its own characteristic animals, plants, soil, and climate, there are SIX major land biomes biome
a biome where grasses, not trees, are the main plant life grassland
a hot, humid biome near the equator, with heavy rainfall and a wide variety of life. tropical rainforest
a biome with four distinct seasons and trees that have leaves that change color deciduous forest
a sandy or rocky biome, with little precipitation and little plant life desert
a cold forest biome of conifers found in northern regions taiga
a large, treeless biome where the ground is frozen all year, very few animals have adapted to live in this biome tundra
Example of this can take place in a forest after a fire or logging has occured secondary succession
Example: lack of water, treeless, extremely dry desert
Example: full of coniferous evergreen trees taiga
Example: prairies, savanna, provides rich food source for all the herbivores. grassland
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