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ec·o·sys·tem
 ecosystem
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a community of living things, together with their environment.
A pond is an interesting ecosystem to study.
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life |
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some examples of ecosystems |
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cave, desert, earth, everglade, forest, lake, marsh, ocean, pond, prairie, rain forest, river, sea, stream, swamp, tundra |
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some parts of ecosystems |
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air, animal, bacteria, microorganism, mineral, nutrient, organism, oxygen, plant, rock, soil, sun, temperature, vegetation, water |
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the study of ecosystems |
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ecology |
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