Unit 5: Lesson 1: What is an Ecosystem?

All the living and nonliving things that surround and affect an organism.

• environment

• ecosystem

• population

• community

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A community of organisms and the environment in which they live.

• environment

• ecosystem

• population

• community

All the organisms of the same species that live together in an ecosystem.

• environment

• ecosystem

• population

• community

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A group of organisms that live in the same area and interact with each other.

• environment

• ecosystem

• population

• community

The things that are necessary to support a population of organisms in an area.

• limiting factors

• habitat

• niche

• diversity

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The place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive.

• limiting factors

• habitat

• niche

• diversity

The role a plant or an animal plays in its habitat.

• limiting factors

• habitat

• niche

• diversity

The variety of species in an ecosystem.

• limiting factors

• habitat

• niche

• diversity

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The nonliving things in an environment.

• abiotic

• biotic

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The living things in an environment.

• abiotic

• biotic