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Tundra
Important Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| active layer | the top, melting layer of permafrost |
| Bering Strait | the waterway separating Eurasia and Alaska |
| biodiversity | the number of different life-forms in an ecosystem |
| descendant | people born form an older ancestor; a child is a descendant of a parent |
| ecosystem | a community of plants and animals and the environment they live in |
| extinct | no longer in existence |
| latitudes | a measurement of how far a place is from the equator |
| peninsula | a piece of land with water on both sides |
| permafrost | frozen soil beneath the surface of tundra |
| predators | animals that live by eating other animals |
| prey | an animal used as food by a predator |
| sedges | grass like plants with solid stems and small flowers |
| stunt | to stop normal growth |