8th Science Unit 8 Vocabulary

All of the non living factors present in an ecosystem (rocks, mud, water)

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Food Webs

• Sustainability

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All of the living factors present in an ecosystem (Animals, Plants, Bacteria)

• Biotic

• Abiotic

• Food Webs

• Sustainability

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

The variety of different organisms in a particular habitat or ecosystem

• Population

• Sustainability

• Food Pyramid

• Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Community of all biotic and abiotic factors interacting in the same area

• Biotic

• Pollution

• Ecosystem

• Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A series of interactions between organisms in which organisms give energy to other organisms

• Food Web

• Food Chain

• Food

• Satiety

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A pyramid containing trophic levels showing the amount of energy consumed by categories of organisms

• Food Web

• Pharaoh Pyramid

• Food Chain

• Food Pyramid

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Multiple series of food chains interlocked together in one complex web

• Food Web

• Sustainability

• Population

• Pollution

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Build up of harmful materials which will deteriorate the environment (Greenhouse gasses, trash, oil spills, plastics)

• Population

• Pollution

• Sustainability

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Group of organisms of the same species

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Pollution

• Biotic

The ability of an organism to survive in an ecosystem

• Biodiversity

• Abiotic

• Ecosystem

• Sustainability

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4