Ecology Vocabulary

Abiotic and biotic factors in the environment

• ecosystem

• community

• niche

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

population growth decreases at carrying capacity

• logistic growth

• predator-prey

• exponential growth

• mutualism

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-1

increase of toxins in a food chain

• exponential growth

• bioaccumulation

• biomagnification

• logistic growth

critical species in keeping ecosystem healthy

• population

• organism

• apex predator

• keystone species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

group of same species living together

• keystone species

• organisms

• population

• community

increase of toxins in an individual

• bioaccumulation

• exponential growth

• parasitism

• biomagnification

population growth without limits

• biomagnification

• biome

• logistic growth

• exponential growth

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS4-5

maximum sustainable population

• exponential growth

• carrying capacity

• logistic growth

• extinction

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-1

populations of different species

• biome

• ecosystem

• community

• niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

role played in the community

• keystone species

• niche

• symbiosis

• competiton

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2