Ecosystems Vocabulary

All the living things and nonliving things in a given area.

• Ecosystems
• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors
• Predation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• Community
• Population
• Biotic factors
• Abiotic factors

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The living or once living things in an ecosystem

• Abiotic factors
• Ecosystems
• Biotic factors
• Populations

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The place within an ecosystem that provides food, water, shelter, and other biotic and abiotic factors an organism needs to survive and reproduce.

• Population
• Habitat
• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors

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

• Population
• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors
• Habitat

All the populations living in the same area at the same time

• Populations
• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors
• Community

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

• Population
• Abiotic factors
• Biotic factors
• Habitat

The way a species interacts with abiotic and biotic factors to obtain food, find shelter, and fulfill other needs

• Habitat
• Niche
• Competition
• Mutualism

Organisms that cannot make their own food

• Food chain
• Parasites
• Producers
• Consumers

Organisms that use outside energy sources, such as the Sun, and produce their own food

• Food chain
• Parasites
• Producers
• Consumers

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