Ecology Vocabulary, Pt. 2

Single essential nutrient that limits productivity in an ecosystem

• limiting nutrient
• homeostasis
• photosynthesis
• population

Maximum population of individuals of a particular species that an ecosystem can support without being degraded or destroyed in the long run. The carrying capacity can be exceeded, but not without lessening the system’s ability to support life in the long run.

• carrying capacity
• cellular respiration
• species
• community

A group of similar organisms that can breed and produce fertile offspring

• species
• community
• biome
• ecological succession

Assemblage of different populations that live together in a defined area

• community
• biome
• ecological succession
• parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

All the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

• ecosystem
• biosphere
• mutualism
• pioneer species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• biome
• ecological succession
• parasitism
• symbiosis

Part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere

• biosphere
• mutualism
• pioneer species
• biomass

Symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the relationship

• mutualism
• pioneer species
• biomass
• invasive species

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NGSS.HS-LS2-6

Symbiotic relationship in which one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it

• parasitism

• symbiosis

• climate

• niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Relationship in which two unrelated species live close together

• symbiosis
• climate
• niche
• consumer