Life Science Vocabulary

all of the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism

• habitat

• environment

• biotic

• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

all of the living and nonliving things in an environment, and all of their interactions

• ecosystem

• habitat

• adaptation

• food web

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the home of an organism

• native species

• food chain

• habitat

• food web

all the living things in an environment

• invasive species

• native species

• abiotic

• biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

all the nonliving things in an environment

• biotic

• abiotic

• native species

• invasive species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a behavior an animal knows how to do without having to learn it

• instinct

• adaptation

• extinction

• habitat

something that an animal does to help it survive

• abiotic

• biotic

• physical adaptation

• behavioral adaptation

an adaptation to a body part

• behavioral adaptation

• physical adaptation

• food web

• food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-2

the path that energy takes from one organism to another in the form of food

• food chain

• food web

• ecosystem

• environment

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the food chains that overlap in an ecosystem

• ecosystem

• food chain

• food web

• habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3