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Biomes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Deciduous Forest | Forest with spring and fall seasons and leaf shedding |
| Rain forest | Tropical (warm and moist) forest |
| Savannah | home of the lions and zebras |
| Tundra/Arctic | Extremely cold; snow/ice |
| Ocean/Marine | Underwater ecosystems that include oceans and seas |
| Coniferous forest | cold weather evergreen forests |
| Grasslands | only low lying grasses and few tall trees |
| Desert | hot/dry sandy ecosystem |
| freshwater | bodies of water located within a continent such as lakes and rivers |
| estuary | where streams and rivers run into salt water |
| Symbiosis | Long term relationship between two different species in which one species (usually) benefits |
| Mutualism | Symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit from the interaction |
| Parasitism | Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed by the interaction |
| Commensalism | Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neutral |
| Ammensalism | Accidental interspecies interaction in which one species is harmed and the other is unaffected/neutral |
| Habitat | the natural environment or home for an organism |
| Community | Collection of populations of many different species in an ecosystem |
| Ecosystem | Combination of habitat and community |
| Abiotic factors | Nonliving factors of an ecosystem |
| Biotic factors | All of the living things in a particular area |