Ecology Vocab

the parts of the Earth where life exists

• population

• biosphere

• community

• habitat

groups of ecosystems with a similar climate

• biome

• ecosystem

• community

• population

all the living and non-living components of an area

• ecosystem

• community

• population

• species

All the various populations in an area that interact

• biome

• ecosystem

• community

• species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

group of the same species that interbreed.

• community

• population

• species

• biome

includes all the similar organisms which can interbreed and produce viable offspring

• community

• ecosystem

• population

• species

study of the interactions among organisms and their environments

• ecology

• biodiversity

• biosphere

• mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

non-living factors in an ecosystem

• abiotic

• biotic

• habitat

• symbiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

1. living or once living factors in an ecosystem

• abiotic

• biotic

• habitat

• mutualism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-4

the variety of organisms in an ecosystem

• biosphere

• biodiversity

• mutualism

• symbiosis

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5