Ecosystem Vocabulary

All of the living and nonliving parts of an environment in a particular area

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The living parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The place within an ecosystem that provides the biotic and abiotic factors an organism needs to survive and reproduce

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Niche

All the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

An organism's role withing its environment is called its _____.

• Biotic Factor

• Niche

• Abiotic Factor

• Parasite

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

All of the biotic factors in an area is called a _____.

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Organism

All of one type of organism in an area is called a _____

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Organism

A large scale ecosystem like the entire rain forest or ocean is called a _____.

• Biome

• Meso Ecosystem

• Micro Ecosystem