Ecology Energy

Members of a species in a defined area

• Ecosystem
• community
• biodiversity
• population

Series of steps in which organisms transfer energy by eating and being eaten

• foodweb
• consumer
• food chain
• omnivore

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Organisms that relies on other organisms for food; consumer

• herbivore
• decomposer
• heterotroph
• species

All the organisms in a particular location, including their nonliving environment

• ecosystem
• carnivore
• niche
• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Green plants are

• producers
• consumers
• herbivores
• omnivores

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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What is the original source of almost all energy in most ecosystems?

• carbohydrates
• sunlight
• water
• carbon

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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An organism that produces its own food supply from inorganic compounds is called a(an)

• heterotroph
• consumer
• detritivore
• autotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Study of interactions between organisms and their environment 

• niche
• community 
• ecology
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Where an organism lives

• habitat
• niche 
• heterotrogh
• biosphere

Non-living factor that affects an ecosystem

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3