3rd grade scott foresman science Chapter 3 vocab

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What is a population?

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All the living things of the same kind that live in the same place at the same time.

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What is a wetland?

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A low land ecosystem that is covered by water at least part of the time during the year.

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What is an environment?

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Everything that surrounds a living thing.

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What is an ecosystem?

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All living and nonliving things that interact with each other in a given area.

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What is a grassland?

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A land ecosystem that has many grasses and few trees.

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What is a community?

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A group of different populations that live together in the same area.

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What is a tundra?

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A cold, treeless area where the ground is frozen most of the year.

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What is biodiversity?

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The variety of living things in a specific area.

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What is a habitat?

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The place where an organism lives and provides the things it needs to survive.

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What is a food chain?

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A series of events in which one organism eats another and obtains energy.