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Ecosystems Vocab
Term | Definition |
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Biotic Factors | The living parts of an ecosystem. |
Abiotic Factors | Nonliving things in ecosystems like water, soil, temperature, and sunlight. |
Organisim | A single form of life; the simplest form of organization in ecology. |
Population | All members of one kind of organisim that live in a particular area. |
Communities | A group of different populations of organisims. |
Ecosystem | A collection of different communites and and the abiotic factors. |
Deforestation | The clearing of forest lands |
Ecology | The study of interactions between living things and their enviroments |
Tropical rain forest | In this biome, Earth receives direct sunlight for most of the year, so temperatures are always warm. This climate is also very wet. |
Biome | A large-scale ecosystem |
Desert | This land receives little to no rainfall and it can be difficult to find water. It can be hot during the day, but cold at night. |
Tundra | This biome is known for low temperatures and long winters, which prevents trees and large plants from growing |