Science ch 3: Ecosystems

The first stage of succession in which plants grow well

• competition

• succession

• barriers

• pioneer stage

an organism's role in an ecosystem

• succession

• niche

• pioneer stage

• competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

all of the interactions between the living and nonliving things in an environment

• abyss

• competition

• ecosystem

• pioneer stage

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the process in which new plant and animal populations replace old plant and animal populations over time

• succession

• pioneer stage

• competition

• migration

tiny animal-like organisms in the ocean

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• fish

• fish

tiny plant-like organisms that float near the water's surface

• phytoplankton

• zooplankton

• fish

• algae

deepest areas of the ocean

• sunlit zone

• twilight zone

• dark zone

• abyss

occurs when more that one organism works to get what it needs

• niche

• barriers

• ecosystem

• competition

moving to a new area where there is more room and resources

• competition

• migration

• pioneer stage

• barriers

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

upper area of the ocean where seasonal changes influence water temperatures

• abyss

• twilight zone

• dark zone

• sunlit zone

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6