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Dennis Biosphere

Dennis grade 6 HM Ch 7 the biosphere

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abiotic factor Any living or nonliving part of an ecosystem
adaptation a trait or characteristic that helps an organism survive in its natural environment
biome a large group of ecosystems that have similar characteristics
biosphere zone near Earth's surface where life is able to exist
biotic factor any living part of an ecosystem
community the group of living things found in an ecosystem
desert a very dry area, usually with sandy or rocky soil and little or no vegetation
ecosystem all the living and nonliving things that interact in one place
grassland a biome where grasses cover the ground and there are few trees
nitrogen fixation the process of changing nitrogen gas into usable compounds
photosynthesis the process by which plants uses energy from the Sun to create food
population all the members of the same type of organism that live in an ecosystem
respiration the process in which organisms obtain the energy stored in glucose by causing it to react with oxygen
taiga a forest biome with long, severe winters, and short cool summers
temperate forest a forest biome that has four distinct seasons
transpiration the process through which water evaporates from plant leaves
tropical rainforest a forest biome that is always hot and rainy
tundra Earth's coldest biome
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