Ecological levels of organization

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A living organism that shapes its environment

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biotic factor

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A nonliving condition or thing, such as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

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abiotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

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ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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The place or location where an organism lives

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habitat

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A group of individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area

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population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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An interacting group of various species in a common location

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community

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The portion of the planet in which living things are found

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biosphere

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The role or function or job of a species in a community.

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niche

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A species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.

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keystone species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

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Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4