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Ecosystem Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Biotic Factors | The living parts of an ecosystem |
| Abiotic Factors | Nonliving things in ecosystem |
| Organism | A single form of life; the simplest form of organization today |
| Population | All members of a kind of organism that live in a particular area |
| Cummuntites | A group of different populations of a organisms |
| Ecosytem | A collection of different communities and the abiotic factors |
| Deforestation | The clearing of forest lands |
| Ecology | The study of interactions between living things and their environments |
| Tropical Rain Forest | In this biome, Earth receives direct sunlight most of the year, so temperature are always warm. The climate is also 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, and cold at night. |
| Tundra | This biome is known for low temperatures and long winters, which prevent large plants and trees from growing |
| Deciduous Forest | Biome known for having many trees and moderate temperatures and rainfall. This biome has four seasons |
| Taiga | Known for evergreen trees, this biome has longer winters |