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Living or growing on earth
biome
A large region with specific climate in certain types of plants and animals
biosphere
A group of individuals of the same kind living in a certain area
population
All organisms in an area
community
The community of living things plus the non-living things that support them in an area
ecosystem
An organisms specific environment
habitat
A group of plants or animals that are similar and can produce offspring
species
A change in a plant or animal that makes it better able to live in a particular place or situtation
adaptation
A large area of flat land in the northern parts of the world where there are no trees and the ground is always frozen
tundra
A layer of soil that is permanently frozen in very cold parts of the world
permafrost
A large area where the winters are cold but the summer are mild enough to allow the ground to thaw and have growth of coniferous trees and mosses
taiga
A biome with leaf shedding trees and four seasons
deciduous forest
A large open area covered with grass
grassland
Land consisting of marshes, swamps and saturated land
wetlands
A dense forest with lots of biodiversity typically found in the tropical regions with heavy rainfall
rainforest
A grassland scattered with shrubs and isolated trees often found between rainforests and the desert biomes
savanna
