Big Idea 17 Vocabulary

A characteristic of an organism that increases its chances of survival in its environment

• environment

• adaptation

• community

• behavior

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A plant or animal action, reaction, or activity that occurs in response to stimuli

• behavior

• ecosystem

• producer

• food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An animal that obtains nutrients from eating other animals.

• carnivore

• consumer

• omnivore

• producer

A feature, quality, property, or trait of an object or organism.

• behavior

• life cycle

• ecosystem

• characteristic

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Populations of different species of organisms living together in the same geographic area.

• population

• adaptation

• community

• inherited trait

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

A stage in the life cycle of an insect that occurs between larva and adult.

• larva

• pupa

• nymph

Type of insect development characterized by the presence of a larval stage with different feeding habits.

• complete metamorphosis

• incomplete metamorphosis

• life cycle

• arthrpod

Protecting ecosystems and the organisms living in them

• pollution

• environment

• conservation

• community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

An organism in a food chain that obtains nutrients from other organisms

• carnivore

• consumer

• omnivore

• producer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

All the living and nonliving things that interact with each other in an area

• environment

• community

• ecosystem

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3