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What is the process of becoming better suited to its environment?

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Adaptation

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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Plants can inherit ____________ that predispose them to ____________ or other conditions that negatively affect their growth.

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Genes; disease

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is the health of an ecosystem directly related to?

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Water quality

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Living factors are ____________ conditions, such as how crowded the plants are or what insects or animals will eat them.

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Biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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What results from specific alleles carried by an individual?

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Genetic factors

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NGSS.HS-LS3-1

NGSS.HS-LS3-2

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

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Abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is the term for the variety of life in a particular habitat or ecosystem?

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Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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What is the process by which plants convert sunlight into energy?

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What are the two main types of factors that affect the growth of organisms?

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Biotic and abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

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What is the term for the gradual change in species over time?

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Evolution

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

NGSS.MS-LS4-4