Ecosystem - The living organisms in a particular area, together with the non-living components of the environment., Biome - A large-scale ecosystem with a similar climate, landscape, plants, and animals., Biotic - Living parts of the ecosystem e.g. plants and animals, Abiotic - Non-living parts of the ecosystem e.g. temperature, light, Producer - An organism that makes its own food, usually through photosynthesis, Consumer - A living thing that eats other plants or animals to get energy, Decomposer - A living organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, and waste, into simpler substances that plants can use for growth, Food chain - A sequence of organisms that shows how energy and nutrients move through an ecosystem by feeding on each other, Food web - A network of food chains, showing how they all link together and the movement of energy and nutrients between them., Carnivore - Meat eater, Omnivore - Will eat meat and plants, Herbivore - Eats only plants, Tropical Rainforest - A forest occurring in tropical areas of heavy rainfall and warm temperatures., Adaptation - The process by which organisms and ecosystems adjust to changes in their environment, Deforestation - The chopping down and removal of trees to clear an area of forest, Sustainable - Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, Eco lodge - A type of accommodation that's built and operated to have a minimal impact on the environment, and is usually located in a remote natural area, Population pressure - The stress that occurs when a population density in an area becomes too high, leading to a need for more resources e.g. space for homes, Biodiversity - A measure of how many different species live in an ecosystem, Farming - The main reason for deforestation,

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