An organism that must consume other organisms for nutrients.

• Consumer

• Producer

• Parasite

• Decomposer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organisms such as bacteria and fungi that break down the remains of dead plants and animals without need for internal digestion

• Decomposers

• Consumer

• Predator

• Producer

Tags

NGSS.5-LS2-1

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• Ecosystem

• Environment

• Tundra

• Environmental Interactions

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The ability of a system to do work; required for changes to happen within a system

• Energy

• Food Web

• Energy Transfer

• Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Transfer of energy from the Sun through the different trophic levels of the biosphere

• Energy Transfer

• Photosynthesis

• Consumer

• Limited Resources

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Overlapping food chains with different pathways for the flow of food energy in an ecosystem

• Food Web

• Ecosystem

• Deciduous Forest

• Energy Transfer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The movement of elements or molecules through a repeated sequence of events, such as the water cycle.

• Cycle of Matter

• Transfusion

• Food Chain

• Recycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Substances that provide nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life

• Nutrients

• Food

• Water

• Food Chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-7

Organisms that transform energy from the Sun and use carbon dioxide and water to make food

• Producers

• Decomposers

• Photosynthesis

• Consumers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The position an organism occupies on the food web

• Trophic Level

• Consumer

• Apex Predator

• Food Chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3