Ecosystems

All the living and nonliving things in an area.

• Organism

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the different living things in an area.

• Organism

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

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

• Organism

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A living thing.

• Organism

• Community

• Population

• Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

A living or once-living thing in an ecosystem.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Species

• Ecosystem

Nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Species

• Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Anything, living or nonliving, that has mass and takes up space.

• Matter

• Atom

• Molecule

• Compound

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

Organisms that use sunlight directly to make food through a process called photosynthesis.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Organisms that depend on other organisms for energy.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Scavenger

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Scavenger