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Matt Science ch 3
Where Living Things are Found
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3rd Grade
12/09/2013

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environment
Definition
The things, both living and nonliving, that surround a living thing
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ecosystem
Definition
The living and nonliving things in an environment
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population
Definition
A group of the same kind of living thing that all live in one place at the same time
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community
Definition
All the populations of organisms that live in an ecosystem
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habitat
Definition
The place where a population lives in an ecosystem
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forest
Definition
An area in which the main plants are trees
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salt water
Definition
Water that has a lot of salt in it
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deciduous forest
Definition
A forest in which most of the trees lose and regrow their leaves each year
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tropical rain forest
Definition
A hot, wet forest where the trees grow very tall and their leaves stay green all year
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coastal forest
Definition
A thick forest (near the coast) with tall trees that gets a lot of rain and does not get very warm or cold
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coniferous forest
Definition
A forest in which most of the trees are conifers (cone-bearing, like pine trees) and stay green all year
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desert
Definition
An ecosystem where there is very little rain
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fresh water
Definition
Water that has very little salt in it.
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