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| The world's largest ecosystem is also called a ________. |
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| __________ are in the warmest climates where it rains almost every day. forests |
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| The __________ can be very hot and hardly gets any rain. |
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| In a __________, the winters are cold, but the summers are warm and wet. forest |
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| In a __________, the subsoil stays frozen all year. |
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| species in danger of becoming endangered |
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| forest, grassland, and desert |
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| Beetles live in the __________. |
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| A cactus grows in the __________. |
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| A toucan lives in a __________. |
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| The "Christmas Tree" grows in a __________. |
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| A field mouse lives in the __________. |
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| maples, oak, ash, and birch |
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| Deciduous forest contains mainly ___, ____, ____, ____ trees. |
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| The __________ is an area that has fir, spruce, and pine trees and the winters are cold. |
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| The largest ____ is the open ocean. |
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| a species that is near extinction |
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| What is the greatest threat to biodiversity of biomes all over the world? |
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| It helps all living things because living things depend on each other. |
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| Why is biodiversity important to all people? |
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| the variety of organisms that live in Earth's many ecosystems; the variety of plants and animals that live within a particular ecosystem; an abundance of different life forms |
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| a major land ecosystem having a distinct combination of plants and animals |
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| a biome in which plant life is not abundant and rainfall is low |
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| no longer living as a species and gone forever |
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| a biome containing many grasses but few trees and having low to moderate rainfall |
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| a saltwater ecosystem that is relatively shallow and close to the shoreline and that supports an abundance of life |
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| a biome that contains many trees and in which rainfall is moderate |
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| a large saltwater ecosystem containing both floating and free swimming organisms |
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| a biome distinguished by lush vegetation, abundant rainfall, and plentiful sunlight |
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| a freshwater ecosystem characterized by still, or standing water |
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| a freshwater ecosystem characterized by running water |
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| the ecosystem where land and ocean meet |
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| a biome that contains many coniferous trees and in which rainfall is moderate |
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| a biome characterized by cold temperatures and low precipitation |
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| any one of three ecosystems--marsh, swamp, or bog--where land and fresh water meet |
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