Ecology Vocabulary

Nonliving factor in an ecosystem

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Dead factor

• Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

an organism that can make its own food by using energy from the sun

• heterotroph

• decomposer

• biotic factor

• autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

living factor in an ecosystem

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Dead factor

• Autotroph

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism that obtains energy from eating other consumers (animals)

• detritivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that obtains energy from the remains of others

• detritivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that obtains energy from eating only plants

• detritivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism that obtains energy from eating both consumers and producers (plants and animals)

• detritivore

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that obtains energy from breaking down organic matter

• decomposer

• carnivore

• omnivore

• herbivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A form of symbiosis in which one member of the relationship benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed

• mutualism

• parasitism

• commensalism

• predation

A relationship in which two organisms compete for resources

• mutualism

• parasitism

• competition

• predation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2