Changes in Ecosystems

any naturally occurring event that has an effect on the ecosystem. Examples include but are not limited to -floods -hurricanes -wildfires

• Floods

• Hurricanes

• Wildfires

• Natural Hazards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A natural hazard in which an unusually high water stage in which water overflows its natural or artificial banks onto normally dry land.

• Floods

• Hurricanes

• Wildfires

• Natural Hazards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

A type of natural hazard that involves large areas of ground movement of rock, earth, or debris that fall, slide, or flow on slopes due to gravity.

• Landslide

• Flood

• Wildfire

• Natural Hazard

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

These are storms formed over warm ocean waters that often include floods and high winds

• Floods

• Landslides

• Hurricanes

• Natural Hazards

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

A natural event in most grassland and forest ecosystems that burns vegetation

• Wildfire

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Landslide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Something that prevents (limits) a population from growing larger. These can be biotic (food and predators) and/or abiotic (soil quality and water supply).

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factors

• Resources

• Climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The total number of organisms in a population of a species.

• Carrying Capacity

• Climate

• Population Size

• Limiting Factor

The maximum number of organisms that can survive in a particular ecosystem based on availability of resources and space

• Limiting Factors

• Climate

• Resources

• Carrying Capacity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

This is the temperature and amount of rainfall in a particular environment.

• Temperature

• Climate

• Resources

• Carrying Capacity

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Organisms require a certain amount of food water, space, and shelter in order to survive and reproduce. These things are__________

• Resources

• Carrying Capacity

• Limiting Factors

• Climate

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1