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Question 1

Biotic

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describes living factors in the environment

Question 2

Abiotic

Answer 2

describes the nonliving part of the environment , including water, rocks, light, and temperature

Question 3

Population

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a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area

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Community

Answer 4

all the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other

Question 5

Ecosystem

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a community of organisms and their abiotic environment

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Biosphere

Answer 6

The part of Earth where life exists -

Question 7

Herbivore

Answer 7

an organism that eats only plants

Question 8

Carnivore

Answer 8

an organism that eats only animals

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Omnivore

Answer 9

an organism that eats both plants and animals

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Food Chain

Answer 10

Pathway of energy that transfer through various states as a result of the feeding patterns of a series of organisms

Question 11

Food Web

Answer 11

a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem

Question 12

Energy Pyramid

Answer 12

a triangular diagram that shows an ecosystem loss of energy which results as energy passes through the ecosystems food chain

Question 13

Carrying Capacity

Answer 13

the largest population that an environment can support at any given time

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Prey

Answer 14

the organism that is killed and eaten by another organism

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Predator

Answer 15

an organism that eats all or part of another organism

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Mutualism

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a relationship between two species in which both species benefit

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Commensalism

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A relationship between 2 organisms in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected

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Parasitism

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A relationship between 2 species in which the parasite benefits from the host, which is harmed

Question 19

Producers

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Organisms that use sunlight directly to make food

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Decomposers

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Get energy by breaking down dead organisms

Question 21

Desert

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A region with little or no plant life, extreme temperatures, and little rain usually found in hot climates

Question 22

Tundra

Answer 22

A treeless plain found in the Arctic, in the Antarctic, or on the tops of mountains that is characterized by very low winter temps and short, cool summers

Question 23

Temperate deciduous forest

Answer 23

Deciduous tress shed their lives to save water during the winter and a variety of animals live there.

Question 24

Tropical Rain forest

Answer 24

Have more biological diversity that other places on earth

Question 25

Coniferous forest

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Trees that stay green all year and do not lose all of their leaves

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Savanna

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Grassland that often has scattered trees and is found in tropical and subtropical areas where seasonal rains, fires and drought happen

Question 27

Temperate grassland

Answer 27

Include grasses and other flowering plants - fires, droughts and grazing prevent the growth of trees and shrubs