5.9A Interactions in Ecosystems Vocabulary

All of the living and non-living things and how they interact with each other in a shared community.

• ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotic

• essential

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a part of the ecosystem like plants, animals and bacteria that require energy to survive and have basic needs that must be met

• living (biotic)

• nonliving (abiotic)

• esential

• ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the parts of an ecosystem that have NEVER been living and NEVER will be; examples include the sun, water, air, soil, weather conditions, and rocks

• nonliving (abiotic)

• living (biotic)

• terrarium

• essential

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

absolutely necessary or extremely important

• terrarium

• interaction

• essential

• nonliving (abiotic)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the way in which all things (living and nonliving) work together in a shared community

• essential

• interaction

• terrarium

• living (biotic)

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An enclosed environment with a layer of dirt at the bottom in which plants and small animals can live

• essential

• interaction

• nonliving (abiotic)

• terrarium

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3