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Ecosystems Review

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adaptation   a structure or behavior that helps an organism survive  
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mimicry   when one living thing imitates another in color or shape  
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consumer   an organism that eats other organisms  
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hibernation   to go into a deep sleep  
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producer   an organism that makes its own food  
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decomposer   an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material into soil  
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food chain   shows how energy passes from one organism to another in an ecosystem  
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migrate   moving from one place to another  
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climate   typical weather conditions in an area  
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herbivore   a consumer that eats only plants  
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omnivore   a consumer that eats both plants and animals  
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food web   where food chains are linked together to show how energy is passed through an ecosystem  
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ocean   the largest ecosystem; it covers 70-75% of the world  
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wetlands   most of it's soil is covered by water; usually close to lakes, ponds, rivers  
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tropical rainforest   hot and damp environment, many trees, has more kinds of living things than any other land ecosystem  
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temperate forest   has different seasons, mainly located in North America, Europe, and Asia.  
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camouflage   blending into the environment  
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blubber   a thick layer of fat under the skin  
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shallow waters   where most ocean animals live  
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ecosystem   where living and non-living things that share an enviroment  
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