 all the living and nonliving things that interact with one another in a given area (includes soil, water, light, inorganic nutrients, and weather)
Example
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Sandy beaches are the perfect ecosystem for the ghost crab.

 the group of living things of
different species found in an ecosystem
Example
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The Tropical Rainforest is one of the most active communities on Earth.

 all the member of the same type of
organism living in an ecosystem
Example
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Approximately 10,000 pairs of bald eagles live in the Continental United
States.

 a large group of similar ecosystems
Example
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Earth has six major land biomes including tundra, taigas, temperate forests, tropical rain forests, grasslands, and deserts.

 the normal pattern of weather in an area over many years
Example
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Johnson County has 167 frost free days. The hottest month of the year is July with an average temperature of 70.2 degrees
Fahrenheit. December is the coldest month with an average temperature of 35.2 degrees Fahrenheit. Johnson County receives
55 inches of precipitation annually. Seventeen inches of this is in the form of snow.

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 the natural environment where an organism lives
(vary greatly in size - Florida Everglades, rotting log, patch of soil, forest, prairie)
Examples -
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Wild Bactrian Camels live in the Gobi Desert of China and Mongolia.
In a small pond frogs and fish live together.

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The role of an organism in its habitat.
(includes living space, diet, and seasonal habitats)
Examples
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The Oregon Brown Bat lives in the temperate coniferous forests where it sleeps in rock crevices, caves, and dense trees near water. It actively feeds at night and prefers insects with aquatic life stages. It hibernates during the winter months.
Producers are a major niche in all ecosystems.

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Tropical Rain Forest
Temperate Forest
Grasslands
Deserts
Taiga
Tundra
Marine
Freshwater

Tropical Rain Forest
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 hot, moist biome found near Earth's equator
60 to 160 inches of precipitation yearly over 15 million species of plants and animals - a greater number and variety of animals than any other biome

toucan
Tropical Rain Forest
Animals chimpanzee
Anaconda piranha
Anaconda
Bengal Tiger poison dart frog sloth

Tropical Rain Forest
Plants

Temperate Forests
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 most of the trees lose their leaves in the winter growing season of 140-200 days
Soil is fertile

Temperate Forests

Temperate Forests
Animals eagle skunk opossum squirrel deer rabbit bear

Temperate Forests
Plants

Grasslands
2 Kinds
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Savanna
Temperate Grassland

Savanna
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 grassland with scattered individual trees warm or hot climates rainfall is from about 20-50 inches per year

Savanna

Savanna
Animals giraffe zebra wildebeest elephant lion rhino ostrich

Savanna
Plants

Temperate Grassland
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 grasses as the dominant vegetation with a few trees hot summers and cold winters amount of rainfall is less in temperate grasslands than in savannas

Temperate Grassland

bison fox
Temperate Grassland
Animals coyote antelope badger prairie dog

Temperate Grassland
Plants

Desert
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 get their water from the food they eat including succulent plants, seeds nocturnal
Scorpions and wolf spiders have a thick outer covering which reduces moisture loss.

Desert

Desert
Animals camel rattlesnake scorpion

Desert
Plants

Taiga & Tundra
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 coldest environment The treeless land is covered with snow and ice most of the year.
Much of the land has ground that is
, permanently frozen.
short summers

Taiga & Tundra taiga

walrus
Taiga & Tundra
Animals snowshoe hare
Polar bear reindeer
Artic fox

Taiga & Tundra
Plants cotton grass
Red leaves can absorb more heat.
lichen

Marine Biomes

Marine Biomes

stingray
Marine Biomes
Animals fish whale sea horse shark

Marine Biomes
Plants

Freshwater Ecosystems
 ponds, lakes, streams, rivers

Freshwater Ecosystems

fish
Freshwater Ecosystems
Animals beaver frog turtle duck

Freshwater Ecosystems