Review Questions

nonliving factors that affect the ecosystem; includes light, space, temperature, shelter, water, and soil composition

• Abiotic Factors

• Biodiversity

• Biotic Factors

• Dynamic

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

more than one individual or population in an ecosystem that relies upon the same limited resources

• Competition

• Population

• Biodiversity

• Recycling

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

factors that are living or produced by living things

• Biotic Factors

• Abiotic Factors

• Population

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the number of different species of plants and animals in an area

• Biodiversity

• Limited Resources

• Resilience

• Recycling

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

when an organism depends on a factor for survival

• Dependent Interaction

• OMIT

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• Biotic Factors

• Ecosystem

• Environmental Interactions

• Primary Consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a self-contained living thing

• Organism

• Population

• Resilience

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

a substance required by an organism to thrive

• Resource

• Terrestrial

• Competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

a group of organisms with similar characteristics that are able to interbreed or exchange genetic material

• Species

• Terrestrial

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Which one is NOT a biotic factor?

• mule

• water

• great white shark

• eagle