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Ecosystems
Life Science
Question | Answer |
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biotic | a living thing |
abiotic | a nonliving thing |
ecosystem | living and nonliving factors in an environment |
habitat | a living thing's home |
population | all members of a species |
community | all populations in an ecosystem |
grassland | main plant is grass |
deciduous forest | trees lose their leaves; rich soil |
tropical rainforest | near the equator; lots of rain |
desert | extreme temperatures; sandy and dry soil |
taiga | largest biome; long winters |
tundra | cold and dry; few trees |
freshwater | water flows or stands still |
ocean | salt water; algae is the main producer |
biome | a large ecosystem with its own climate, soil and living things |
producer | organisms that make their own food using the sun's energy |
consumer | organisms that cannot make their own food |