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4. The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period.
5. Relating to or living in water.
9. A large mass of ice and snow that moves slowly over land.
10. refers to the non-living components of an ecosystem. These factors shape the environment and influence the survival and distribution of living organisms.
11. Large geographic areas characterized by distinct climates and ecosystems.
12. consumer an organism that feeds on primary producers, which are typically plants or algae.
13. The rate at which energy is captured and stored in organic matter by producers in an ecosystem.
16. They are organisms that break down dead plant and animal matter, returning essential nutrients to the soil.
19. Relating to or resulting from living organisms.
20. a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation.

1. A grassland ecosystem with scattered trees and shrubs.
2. consumer an organism that feeds on primary producers, which are typically plants or algae.
3. An interaction between species where one organism, the predator, kills and consumes another organism, the prey.
6. organisms that can produce their own food from inorganic substances, such as carbon dioxide and ammonia.
7. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
8. a complex system where living organisms interact with each other and their non-living environment.
14. A group of interacting organisms living in a particular area.
15. animals that primarily consume plant material.
17. are microscopic marine algae that form the base of the aquatic food web.
18. The study of the relationships between organisms and their environment.