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Chap2 Sec2
Ecosystems
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ecosystem | The interaction of plant life, animal life, and the physical environment in which they live |
| biome | The term used to describe a major type of ecosystem that can be found in various regions throughout the world |
| deciduous | Leaf-shedding; a type of tree that sheds its leaves during one season |
| coniferous | Cone-bearing; a type of tree able to survive long, cold winters, with long thin needles rather than leaves |
| chaparral | A type of natural vegetation that is adapted to Mediterranean climates; small evergreen trees and low bushes, or scrub |
| savanna | A tropical grassland with scattered trees, located in the warm lands near the Equator |
| herbivore | A plant-eating animal |
| carnivore | A meat-eating animal |
| prairie | A temperate grassland characterized by a great variety of grasses |
| tundra | A region where temperatures are always cool or cold and only specialized plants can grow |
| permafrost | A layer of soil just below the earth's surface that stays permanently frozen |
| Great Plains | Part of the prairie or temperate grasslands of North America to the West where it is dry |