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| A scientist who deals with living beings and life processes is call a _________________ |
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| ____________ factors include climate, soil, rocks, and sunlight |
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| ____________ factors include all living things-plants and animals. |
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| ______________ a major land ecosystem having a distinct combination of plants and animals |
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7 major biomes t________,t________ d________ f________ g_____________ tropical r________ f_________ d____________ ice d____________ |
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tundra, tiaga deciduous forest grassland tropical rain forest desert ice desert |
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| ____________ a biome that has lush vegatation, abundant rainfall, and plentiful sunlight |
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| ____________ biome that has many grasses, but few trees, and low to moderate rainfall |
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____________ a biome in which plant life is NOT abundant and rainfall is low |
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| _______________ a biome that contains many trees and rainfall is moderate |
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| _____________ in danger of becoming extinct |
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| __________ a biome which contains many coniferous trees and rainfall is moderate |
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| ____________ a biome characterized by cold temperatures and low percipitation |
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____th or ___% of Earth surface is covered with water ____% is fresh water |
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| _____________ a place where an organism lives |
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| ___________ & ___________ factors determine an area's ecosystem |
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| ____________ a place where an organism lives |
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______________ a freshwater ecosystem characterized by running water |
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| __________________ any of three ecosystems-marsh, swamp, bog-- where land and fresh water meet |
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| ______________ no longer living as a specis |
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_______________ a freshwater ecosystem characterized by still water |
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| ______________ the ecosystem where land and ocean meet |
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| _______________ a saltwater ecosystem close to the shoreline that support abundant living |
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| _____________ the large saltwater ecosystem containing both floating and free-swimming organism |
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| _____ % of Earth's water is salty ocean water |
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| _______________ the variety of plants and animals that live within an ecosystems |
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YES OR NO biodiversity of an ecosystem depends on the size |
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YES OR NO the biodiversity of an ecosystem depends on its land features |
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YES OR NO the biodiversity of an ecosystem depends on its distance from the equator |
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YES OR NO the biodiversity of an ecosystem depends on its longitude |
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| ___________species that may soon become endangered |
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List three reasons why it is our responsibility to care about biodiversity: 1. plants & animals provide ________ & ________ 2. ___________ come from living organisms 3. plants supply ____________ |
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1. food and clothing 2. medicines 3. oxygen |
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