Ecosystems Vocabulary-WMS

All of the living and nonliving parts of an environment in a particular area

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The living parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Species

The place within an ecosystem that provides the biotic and abiotic factors an organism needs to survive and reproduce

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Niche

All the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The way an organism interacts with the abiotic and biotic factors to obtain food, find shelter, and fulfill other needs

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The act of one organism feeding on another organism

• Competition

• Mutualism

• Predation

• Commensalism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An interaction between two or more organisms that need the same resources at the same time.

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A relationship between two organisms when one organism benefits and the other is not affected (+,0)

• Mutualism

• Competition

• Commensalism

• Parasitism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2