Populations & Communities Vocabulary

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What is an adaptation?

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An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

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What are abiotic factors?

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The non-living things in an environment, such as water, sunlight, and minerals.

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What is competition in ecology?

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The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources in the same place at the same time.

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What is an ecosystem?

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All the different communities that live in the same area along with its nonliving environment.

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What is natural selection?

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The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are the ones that are most likely to survive and reproduce.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What are biotic factors?

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The living things in an environment, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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What is a population?

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A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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What is a community in ecology?

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All the different populations that live together in a defined area.

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What is predation?

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The act of one organism hunting and eating another organism.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What is symbiosis?

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A close relationship between two different species that live together, which can be beneficial, harmful, or neutral.

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