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Ecosystems
Life Science
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |