Biodiversity and Ecosystems

The number of different plants and animals in an area.

• niche

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

• tundra

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

living things

• biotic

• abiotic

• ecosystem

• biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

nonliving things

• biotic

• abiotic

• ecosystem

• biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the special function every plant or animal has in an ecosystem

• molting

• dormant

• barren

• niche

plants or animals that are not natural parts of an ecosystem

• molting

• invasive

• barren

• niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

cold, barren region with no trees

• desert

• rain forest

• arctic

• tundra

an area that grows few plants

• barren

• tundra

• empty

• rain forest

more of an animal or plant than resources available

• underpopulated

• populated

• overpopulated

• barren

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are these examples of? food, water, shelter

• resources

• biodiversity

• invasive species

• dormant

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

parts of an organism's body

• crustaceans

• exoskeleton

• chemical structure

• physical structure

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

NGSS.MS-LS4-2