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ECOSYSTEM Vocab

TermDefinition
ecosystem area where living and non-living things interact
marine a water biome with salty water such as oceans, estuaries, coral reefs, & seas.
biotic living things - plants, animals, bacteria, fungi
abiotic non-living things - soil, water, sunlight, wind, precipitation (rain, snow, sleet), rocks, minerals
conservation human efforts to protect species, their habitats, and ecosystems from extinction.
food web connected food chains in an ecosystem that show the flow of energy in an ecosystem
competition when two organisms need the same resource(food, water, shelter, territory, mate) and there is not enough
grassland a land biome where grasses are the main plant life
deciduous forest a land biome with four seasons with many kinds of trees that lose their leaves each autumn
tropical rainforest a land biome where rainfall is abundant and temperatures are warm or hot all year
desert a land biome where it is very dry with little water and few plants & animals
freshwater a water biome with no salt such as rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, and wetlands
tundra a land biome that is extremely cold and dry
community a group of different organisms living in the same area and interact with each other
ecology The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
habitat place where an organism lives
population group of the same species that live in the same area
extinct species that no longer has any known living individuals.
endangered species whose numbers are so small that the species is at risk of extinction
niche an organism's role in an ecosystem, or how it makes its living.
pollution harmful materials into the environment
environment the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
symbiosis a relationship between two organisms that helps at least one of them
tiaga the largest land biome that has mostly evergreen (cone bearing) trees.
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