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| ecosystem | the living and nonliving things that share an environment and interest |
| habitat | the home of a living thing |
| food chain | a series of organisms that depend on one another for food |
| decomposer | an organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material |
| food web | several food chains that are connected |
| adaptation | a body part or behavior that helps one kind of living thing survive in its environment |
| producer | an organism that makes its own food |
| consumer | an organism that eats other organisms |
| climate | the pattern of weather in a place over a long time |
| soil | made of bits of rock and humus |
| desert | an ecosystem that has a dry climate |
| forest | an ecosystem that has many trees |
| tropical rain forest | a forest that is hot and damp |
| temperate forest | have different weather during different seasons |
| ocean | a large body of salt water |
| wetland | an ecosystem where water covers the soils for most of the year |
| camouflage | blending into the environment |
| nocturnal | active at night and sleep during the day |
| mimicry | when one thing imitates another in color or shape |
| hibernate | to go into a deep sleep |
| migrate | to move from one place to another |
| producers, consumers, decomposers | make up food chains and food webs |
| food chains, food webs | show how energy flows through an ecosystem |
