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What is a sandy or rocky biome with very little rainfall called?
A desert
What is a cactus and where can you find one in the wild?
a spiky plant that grows in the desert
What is a habitat ?
The home of organisms
Ecosystems can be very large or _______ _______
very small
Living things in an ecosystem depend on each other to _____________
Survive
what are some examples of fresh water ecosystems?
lakes, ponds, rivers, streams
what are examples of saltwater ecosystems?
oceans, corals, reefs
Different types of ecosystems have ________ kinds of habitats
Different
what is a wetland?
An ecosystem that is wet during most of the year
what types of animals are found in a swamp?
fish, birds, alligators
True or false, the taiga is the worlds smallest biome
FALSE it is the biggest
why is it important to protect swamps?
because it is home to many different kinds of plants and animals
what kind of weather does Florida have?
Warm and Humid weather
near the equator are tropical ______ _______s rich with plants and animals
rain forests
What does "decompose" mean?
to break something down into its basic materials, such as rotting
What do killer whales eat?
Fish
True or False : Not all deserts are hot
TRUE
what are two types of grasslands?
Prairies and Savannas
During hot summer, _______s burn, and this produces rich soil for farming
grasses
TRUE OR FALSE: An energy pyramid shows the amount of energy at each level of the food chain
FALSE
What are "biotic factors"?
living things
__________ is one of Earths large ecosystems with its own kind of climate, soil, plants, and animals
Biome
_________________ is the living and non living things in an environment and all their interactions
ecosystem
What is a producer?
an organism, such as a plant, that makes food
What is ecology ?
the study of ecosystems