Semester 1 vocab

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Nonliving aspects of an ecosystem.

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Abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Living portions of the ecosystem.

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Biotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Organisms that capture energy from inorganic, nonliving sources.

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Producers

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Organisms like animals and fungi that obtain energy by consuming others.

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Consumers

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A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

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predator/prey

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Any factor in an ecosystem that slows or decreases a population’s size is a ____________ factor.

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limiting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Largest number of individuals an environment can support

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Carrying capacity

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An abiotic factor in the environment is

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all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

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Ecosystem that is stable and experiences no drastic changes:

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homeostasis

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Anabolic pathway converting sunlight to chemical energy.

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photosynthesis

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