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Plant & Animals
Adaptations to their
Environment
ecosystem
all the living and nonliving things
that interact with one another in a
given area (includes soil, water, light,
inorganic nutrients, and weather)
Example
 Sandy beaches are the perfect
ecosystem for the ghost crab.
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community
the group of living things of
different species found in an
ecosystem
Example
 The Tropical Rainforest is one of the
most active communities on Earth.
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population
all the member of the same type of
organism living in an ecosystem
Example
 Approximately 10,000 pairs of bald
eagles live in the Continental United
States.
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biome
a large group of similar ecosystems
Example
 Earth has six major land biomes
including tundra, taigas, temperate
forests, tropical rain forests, grasslands,
and deserts.
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climate
the normal pattern of weather in an area
over many years
Example
 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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habitat
the natural environment where an
organism lives
 (vary greatly in size - Florida Everglades,
rotting log, patch of soil, forest, prairie)
Examples  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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niche
The role of an organism in its habitat.
 (includes living space, diet, and seasonal
habitats)
Examples
 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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Biomes
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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
Rainforest
Tropical Rain Forest
Animals
Anaconda
chimpanzee
Anaconda
piranha
Bengal Tiger
toucan
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
 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
lion
giraffe
rhino
zebra
ostrich
wildebeest
elephant
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
Temperate Grassland
Animals
coyote
antelope
bison
prairie dog
fox
badger
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
rattlesnake
camel
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
permafrost, permanently frozen.
short summers
Taiga & Tundra
taiga
Taiga & Tundra
Animals
snowshoe
hare
Polar bear
walrus
reindeer
Artic fox
Taiga & Tundra
Plants
Red leaves can absorb more heat.
cotton grass
lichen
Marine Biomes
Marine Biomes
Marine Biomes
fish
Animals
stingray
whale
sea horse
shark
Marine Biomes
Plants
Freshwater Ecosystems
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ponds, lakes, streams, rivers
Freshwater Ecosystems
Freshwater Ecosystems
Animals
beaver
frog
fish
turtle
duck
Freshwater Ecosystems
Plants