Ecosystems and Habitats 101

Habitat: has distinct life forms which form complex communities of independent organisms.
   Examples:
                 Grassland,desert, mountain, tropical forest, temperate forest, tundra, wetland

Ecosystem:
                 Examples:
                 Forest ecosystems, Desert Ecosystems, Grasslands Ecosystem, Mountain Ecosystems,
                  Aquatic Ecosystems, Marine Ecosystems, Freshwater Ecosystems

Biome: Ecosystem where several habitats meet.
                  Examples:
                   Aquatic, deserts, forests, grasslands, tundra

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