Ecology Vocabulary

What is the study of the interactions between organisms and their environment?

• Ecology

• Biodiversity

• Biology

• Biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is something that is alive or once alive in an ecosystem?

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Biology

• Ecology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is a thing in an ecosystem that never was alive?

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Ecology

• Biology

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a group of individuals of the same species that live together in the same area at the same time?

• Community

• Bioshpere

• Ecosystem

• Population

What consists of all of the populations of different species that live and interact in an area?

• Community

• Bioshpere

• Ecosystem

• Population

What is made up of a community of organisms and its abiotic environment.?

• Community

• Bioshpere

• Ecosystem

• Population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a condition that occurs when the number of individuals within an environment becomes so large that there are not enough resources to support them all?

• Population

• Overpopulation

• Carrying Capacity

• Biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is a close, long-term association between two or more species?

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

What is a symbiotic relationship in which both organisms benefit?

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism

What is a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is unaffected?

• Symbiosis

• Mutualism

• Parasitism

• Commensalism