Ecosystems

All the living and nonliving things in a given area.

• ecosystem

• habitat

• niche

• population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Nonliving parts of an ecosystem (sunlight, air, soil, water, temperature)

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• ecosystem

• niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Living or once living parts of an ecosystem

• organism

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

• habitat

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The place that provides food, water, shelter, and other things an organism needs to survive.

• niche

• ecosystem

• habitat

• tree

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

• community

• population

• ecosystem

• habitat

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

• populations

• ecosystems

• community

• habitats

number of individuals divided by the amount of space

• population density

• habitat

• area

• volume

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

• niche

• habitat

• ecosystem

• competition

The demand for resources like food, water, shelter in short supply in a community.

• ecosystem

• competition

• overpopulation

• symbiosis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When a population becomes so large that is causes damage to the environment.

• competition

• ecosystem

• overpopulation

• population growth

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4