Ecology Vocabulary

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The study of interactions that take place between organisms and their environment.

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ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Populations of plants and animals that interact with each other in a given area with the abiotic components of that area.

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ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Nonliving components of the environment.

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abiotic

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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An individual living thing that is made of cells, uses energy, reproduces, responds, grows, and develops.

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organism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2

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An organism’s way of life (role in its environment)

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niche

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Organisms that make their own food (bottom of the food chain).

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producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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a type of consumer that eats only plants

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herbivore

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An animal that eats other animals

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Carnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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An animal that eats plants and other animals

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omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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an organism that feeds on dead organic material; add nutrients to the soil

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decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3