Biomes Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Deciduous Forest | Forest with spring and fall seasons and leaf shedding |
Rain forest | Tropical (warm and moist) forest |
Savannah | home of the lions and zebras |
Tundra/Arctic | Extremely cold; snow/ice |
Ocean/Marine | Underwater ecosystems that include oceans and seas |
Coniferous forest | cold weather evergreen forests |
Grasslands | only low lying grasses and few tall trees |
Desert | hot/dry sandy ecosystem |
freshwater | bodies of water located within a continent such as lakes and rivers |
estuary | where streams and rivers run into salt water |
Symbiosis | Long term relationship between two different species in which one species (usually) benefits |
Mutualism | Symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit from the interaction |
Parasitism | Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed by the interaction |
Commensalism | Symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is neutral |
Ammensalism | Accidental interspecies interaction in which one species is harmed and the other is unaffected/neutral |
Habitat | the natural environment or home for an organism |
Community | Collection of populations of many different species in an ecosystem |
Ecosystem | Combination of habitat and community |
Abiotic factors | Nonliving factors of an ecosystem |
Biotic factors | All of the living things in a particular area |
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