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Environment
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The living and non living things that surround a living thing
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Ecosystem
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Made up of all the living and nonliving things in an environment
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Population
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A group of organisms of the same kind living in the same place
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Community
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All the population that live in an ecosystem
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Habitat
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The place in its ecosystem where a population lives
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Desert
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A very dry ecosystem
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What do you find in a desert?
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1. sand
2. cactus (with thick stems and roots that are just below the surface and spead far from plant) 3. tumbleweeds |
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Grassland
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An ecosystem that is often flat areas of land that are hot in summer and dry in winter
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Saltwater
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ocean ecosystem, takes up most of the Earth
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Freshwater
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Rivers, ponds, and streams
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Forest
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Many trees grow
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Deciduous
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Lose their leaves in the fall
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Coniferous
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Trees with cones and leaves all year
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Adaptation
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Any trait that helps an animal survive
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Examples of adaptations
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-arctic hare changes color in the winter and summer
-plants have large leaves to take in more sunlight |
