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Biome List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Biome | A major regional community characterized by the forms of plant life and the climate ; example: grassland, desert, taiga |
| Ecosystem | An area where living organisms interact with other living and nonliving things in the environment |
| Competition | The struggle between two organisms to obtain the same resources in an ecosystem |
| Habitat | The environment in which an animal or plant lives |
| Resource | Any material that an organism needs for survival and obtains from its habitat |
| Species | A group of organisms that share similar characteristics |
| Predator | An animal that hunts or eats other animals |
| Prey | An animal that is hunted or eaten by other animals |
| Photosynthesis | A process in plants that uses sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make |
| Respiration | The process by which most living things take in oxygen and get rid of carbon dioxide |