living organisms that are part of an environment.

non-living factors in an environment such as temperature, light, water, and nutrients

made up of the interaction of all living organisms (like animals, plants, and bugs) in an area with all of the non-living organisms (like water, dirt, rocks, and the sun).

the home of an animal or a plant

the number of people living in a certain place.

a place where people live, work, and play.

made up of all the living things on Earth

create, or produce, goods and provide services

the people who buy goods and services

a living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals or waste

an organism that feeds mostly on plants.

n organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals

an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals.

organism that eats dead or rotting biomass, such as animal flesh or plant material.

an animal that kills and eats other animals

an animal that is hunted by another for food

the role a species plays in the ecosystem

a large region with a certain climate and certain types of living things.

Terrestrial Ecosystem

ones that are found on land, like forests, grasslands, deserts, shorelines, and wetlands.

a type of forest dominated by trees that lose their foliage at the end of the growing season

Large areas covered with grasses

a tall, dense forest that receives lots of rain every year.

a place that has very little rainfall.

the habitat for water-dependent living species including animals, plants, and microbes.

water found in ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, glaciers, icebergs, ice caps and sheets

small bodies of still, or not moving, fresh water that are surrounded by land.

an inland body of water surrounded by land

a tiny trickle of water on high ground

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Ecosystems

Term	Definition
Biotic	living organisms that are part of an environment.
Abiotic	non-living factors in an environment such as temperature, light, water, and nutrients
Ecosystems	made up of the interaction of all living organisms (like animals, plants, and bugs) in an area with all of the non-living organisms (like water, dirt, rocks, and the sun).
Habitat	the home of an animal or a plant
organism	any living thing
population	the number of people living in a certain place.
communithy	a place where people live, work, and play.
biosphere	made up of all the living things on Earth
producers	create, or produce, goods and provide services
consumer	the people who buy goods and services
decomposer	a living thing that breaks down dead plants, animals or waste
herbivore	an organism that feeds mostly on plants.
carnivore	n organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals
omnivore	an organism that mostly eats meat, or the flesh of animals.
scavenger	organism that eats dead or rotting biomass, such as animal flesh or plant material.
prey	an animal that kills and eats other animals
predator	an animal that is hunted by another for food
niche	the role a species plays in the ecosystem
Biome	a large region with a certain climate and certain types of living things.
Terrestrial Ecosystem	ones that are found on land, like forests, grasslands, deserts, shorelines, and wetlands.
Deciduous Forest	a type of forest dominated by trees that lose their foliage at the end of the growing season
Grassland	Large areas covered with grasses
Rainforest	a tall, dense forest that receives lots of rain every year.
Desert	a place that has very little rainfall.
Aquatic ecosystem	the habitat for water-dependent living species including animals, plants, and microbes.
freshwater	water found in ponds, lakes, rivers, streams, glaciers, icebergs, ice caps and sheets
pond	small bodies of still, or not moving, fresh water that are surrounded by land.
lake	an inland body of water surrounded by land
river/streams	a tiny trickle of water on high ground

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