Ecology Vocabulary

Ecology

• the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment.
• describes the living factors in an environment.
• a community of organisms and their abiotic environment.
• the part of the earth where life exists.

describes living factors in the environment.

• biotic
• ecosystem
• biosphere
• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature.

• abiotic
• community
• herbivore
• food web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a group of organisms of the same species that live in a specific geographical area.

• population
• biosphere
• ecosystem
• food web

all the populations of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other. 

• community
• herbivore
• energy pyramid
• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

a community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

• ecosystems
• carrying capacity
• biosphere
• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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the part of earth where life exists.

• biosphere
• ecosystem
• food chain
• population

herbivore

• an organism that eats only plants.
• an organism that eats animals.
• and organism that eats both plants and animals.

carnivore

• an organism that eats only plants.
• an organism that eats animals.
• and organism that eats both plants and animals.

omnivore

• an organism that eats only plants.
• an organism that eats animals.
• and organism that eats both plants and animals.