Ecosystem Vocabulary

Living things within an ecosystem.

• Biotic Factors

• Limiting Factor

• Carry Capacity

• Abiotic Factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

One of any living thing.

• Prey

• Predator

• Organism

• Producer

Eat producers or only eat plants.

• Producers

• Consumers

• Omnivores

• Herbivores

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

• Prey

• Consumer

• Predator

• Carnivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Non-living parts of ecosystem (air, water, soil, sun)

• Ecosytsem

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

• Niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment.

• Habitat

• Niche

• Biomes

• Ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems. (Tundra, Desert, Grassland, etc)

• Niche

• Ecosystem

• Biomes

• Habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organism that makes its own food.

• Consumer

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Organism that cannot make own food.

• Consumer

• Producer

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An animal that is hunted and caught for food. It is a consumer; it may be a herbivore, omnivore, or carnivore.

• Producer

• Prey

• Predator

• Organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3