1st Ecosystems Vocabulary Flashcard

Front

What are organisms that do not make their own food and get energy by eating other organisms called?

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Consumers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Front

What is the green pigment in plants that absorbs light energy for photosynthesis?

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Chlorophyll

Front

What term describes a place where an organism lives?

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Habitat

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area?

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Population

Front

What is the term for non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the process by which plants convert light energy into chemical energy?

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What are the living components of an ecosystem called?

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Biotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Front

What is the term for the role or function of an organism within its ecosystem?

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Niche

Front

What is the term for a community of living organisms interacting with their environment?

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Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain?

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Carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4