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ecosystems and biomes

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BIOTIC   LIVING PARTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM  
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ABIOTIC   NON LIVING PARTS OF AN ECOSYSTEM  
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HABITAT   PLACE WHERE ORGANISM LIVES, EATS, AND MATES  
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NICHE   A ROLE OF AN ORGANISM IN ITS ENVIRONMENT  
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SPECIES   ORGANISM THAT CAN MATE AND HAVE OFFSPRING  
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POPULATION   NUMBER OF ONE ORGANISM IN AN ECOSYSTEM  
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COMMUNITY   NUMBER OF DIFFERENT ORGANISMS LIVING IN AN ECOSYSTEM  
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PRODUCER   ORGANISM THAT MAKES ITS OWN FOOD (PLANTS)  
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CONSUMER   ORGANISM THAT HAS TO GET FOOD FOR ENERGY FROM OTHER SOURCES  
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DECOMPOSER   ORGANISM THAT BREAKS DOWN REMAINS OF DEAD ORGANISMS AND REPLACES NUTRIENTS INTO SOIL  
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HERBIVORE   CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY PLANTS  
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CARNIVORE   CONSUMER THAT EATS ONLY MEAT  
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OMNIVORE   CONSUMER THAT EATS BOTH PLANTS AND MEAT  
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FOOD CHAIN   SERIES OF ORGANISMS THAT FEED OFF EACH OTHER TO GET ENERGY  
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FOOD WEB   MANY OVERLAPPING FOOD CHAINS  
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ENERGY PYRAMID   CHART THAT SHOWS DIFFERENT LEVELS OF ORGANISMS FEEDING PATTERNS FOR ENERGY  
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BIOME   PLACES WITH SIMILAR CLIMATES AND SPECIES  
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ADAPTION   CHARACTERISTIC OF AN ORGANISM THAT HELPS IT SURVIVE IN ITS ECOSYSTEM  
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EQUILLIBRIUM   STATE OF FORCES OF NATURE BEING IN BALANCE  
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SUCCESSION   PREDICTABLE SERIES OF EVENTS OF HOW ORGANISMS WILL ARRIVE IN AN ECOSYSTEM  
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PREY   ORGANISM THAT IS HUNTED BY PREDATOR  
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PREDATOR   ORGANISM THAT HUNTS OTHER ORGANISMS  
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ECOLOGIST   PERSON WHO STUDIES ECOSYSTEMS  
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ECOSYSTEMS   ALL THE LIVING AND NON LIVING PARTS OF AN ENVIRONMENT AND HOW THEY INTERACT  
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BIOMASS   ANYTHING THAT WAS ONCE LIVING AND IS NOW USED AS FUEL  
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ORGANISM   ANY LIVING THING  
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TUNDRA   COLD AND DRY PLACE NEAR ARCTIC  
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TAIGA   BOREAL FOREST, COLD, HAS LOTS OF CONFIFOROUS TREES  
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DESERT   VERY HOT AND VERY DRY PLACE WITH HARDLY ANY RAIN DURING THE YEAR  
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GRASSLAND   HOT AND DRY REGION. SLIGHTLY MORE RAIN THAT A DESERT  
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SAVANNA   SIMILAR TO GRASSLAND, NEAR EQUATOR, MORE TREES AND SHRUBBS  
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RAIN FOREST   WARM, HUMID, AND LOTS OF RAIN. LOTS OF LIFE  
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CONIFEROUS   TREES THAT DO NOT LOSE NEEDLES OR LEAVES  
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DECIDUOUS   TREES THAT LOSE LEAVES DURING COOL, DRY SEASON  
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