Ecology Vocabulary

-logy means...

• Environment

• Not

• Life

• Study of

An ecosystem is...

• the place a plant or animal lives.

• a biological community where sounds bounce off of everything.

• a biological system of interacting organisms and abiotic factors.

• the wealth and resources of a country or region.

This tree is a ______ factor. (Abiotic or biotic?)

This water is a ______ factor. (Abiotic or biotic?)

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

These seashells are ______ factors. (Abiotic or biotic?)

What is a system?

• A bunch of parts in the same place.

• A bunch of parts that work together towards an outcome.

• Steps and actions that produce an end result

• Abiotic and biotic factors in a given area

Something that enters a system or part of a system.

• Input

• Output

• Process

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

The actions or steps that produce an end result.

• Inputs

• Outputs

• Processes

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-4

The end results of the interactions of a system.

• Inputs

• Outputs

• Processes

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Eco- means

• Not

• Life

• Study of

• Environment