Matter and Energy in Ecosystems 1

Limiting factors that are not living things; examples include available sunlight, water, nutrients, oxygen, and temperature of the habitat.

• abiotic factors

• atoms

• autotroph

• biodome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the tiny pieces that all matter, all the stuff in the world is made of.

• abiotic factors

• atoms

• autotroph

• biodome

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-5

an organism that makes its own food: producers

• abiotic factors

• atoms

• autotroph

• biodome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a closed ecosystem made by humans

• abiotic factors

• atoms

• autotroph

• biodome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

limiting factors that are living things in an environment, including available food and the number of predators.

• biotic factors

• carbon

• carbon dioxide

• carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a type of atom (a tiny piece) that makes up molecules such as carbon dioxide and energy storage molecules.

• biotic factors

• carbon

• carbon dioxide

• carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

a molecule made of carbon and oxygen atoms

• biotic factors

• carbon

• carbon dioxide

• carrying capacity

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

the largest population that can be supported in an area without destroying the habitat

• biotic factors

• carbon

• carbon dioxide

• carrying capacity

the chemical reaction between oxygen and glucose that releases energy into cells

• cellular respiration

• chloroplast

• commensalism

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-7

the part of a cell where photosynthesis happens

• cellular respiration

• chloroplast

• commensalism

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6