Grade 5 Unit 4 What is an ecosystem? Vocabulary

All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism is considered the organism's _______________________.

• population

• environment

• niche

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Parts of living things in an environment, plants, animals, and other organisms are __________________ parts.

• biotic

• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

______________________________ parts of an environment include climate, water, soil, light, air, and nutrients.

• Biotic

• Abiotic

A(n ) _______________________________ is all the organisms living in one place together with their enviroment.

• habitat

• population

• ecosystem

• community

A group of organisms of the same species in an ecosystem is called a ____________________________.

• habitat

• community

• population

A _________________________________ consists of all the populations that live and interact in an area.

• niche

• community

• environment

Interaction between populations to meet needs is called _______________________________________.

• mimicry

• competition

• adaptation

• diversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Resources such as food, water, shelter and space needed to support a certain number of organisms are called __________________.

• adaptations

• diversity

• limiting factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A ___________________________ is the place where an organism lives within an ecosystem.

• community

• habitat

• climate

The role or function in an organism's ecosystem is considered the organism's _______________________________.

• niche

• community

• population