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4th Grade Ecosystems
Question | Answer |
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amount of salt in something | salinity |
group of the same species living in the same place at the same time | population |
variety of plants and animals | diversity |
most natural sysytems have patterns that give them _______________ (balance) | stability |
The most basic parts of an ecosystem are ___________ & ______________ | living things & nonliving things |
includes all of the living things (plants, animals and organisms) in a given area, interacting with each other, and also with their non-living environments (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere). | ecosystem |
Plants or animals originally from the area that they live | Native |
Plants or animals that have moved into a new area and taken over often harming native species | Invasive |
interdependence | all living things are dependent on both nature and each other for their survival |
canopy | roof-like structure |
tropical | an warm, wet area from the equator to 30 degrees North or South of it. |
temperate | area that sees warm summers and cool winters from 30 degrees to 60 degrees North or South of the Equator |
polar | cold area that is from 60 degrees to 90 degrees North and South of the Equator |