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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Niche Wetland Ecosystem Community

Environment Habitat Population Desert

1. __________ - a community of all living and nonliving things in anenvironment that work together

2. __________ - everything around an organism; it is made up of living andnonliving things in an area

3. __________ - a place where an organism lives

4. __________ - all of the populations that live and interact in an area

5. __________ - a group of living organisms of the same kind living in thesame place

6. __________ - the role that an organism has in an ecosystem

7. __________ - a very dry, sunny place, with sandy soil, and little rain

8. __________ - land that is covered with water most of the year; kinds ofwetlands include marshes, swamps and bogs

What are Ecosystems?

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Match each of the following terms to its definition:

Niche Wetland Ecosystem Community

Environment Habitat Population Desert

1. Ecosystem - a community of all living and nonliving things in anenvironment that work together

2. Environment - everything around an organism; it is made up of livingand nonliving things in an area

3. Habitat - a place where an organism lives

4. Community - all of the populations that live and interact in an area

5. Population - a group of living organisms of the same kind living in thesame place

6. Niche - the role that an organism has in an ecosystem

7. Desert - a very dry, sunny place, with sandy soil, and little rain

8. Wetland - land that is covered with water most of the year; kinds ofwetlands include marshes, swamps and bogs

What are Ecosystems?

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