Populations & Communities Vocabulary

Populations & Communities Vocabulary

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

6th Grade

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS4-4, MS-LS2-3, MS-LS2-2

+5

Standards-aligned

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an adaptation?

Back

An inherited behavior or physical characteristic that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are abiotic factors?

Back

The non-living things in an environment, such as water, sunlight, and minerals.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is competition in ecology?

Back

The struggle between organisms to survive as they attempt to use the same limited resources in the same place at the same time.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is an ecosystem?

Back

All the different communities that live in the same area along with its nonliving environment.

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is natural selection?

Back

The process by which organisms that are best adapted to their environment are the ones that are most likely to survive and reproduce.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are biotic factors?

Back

The living things in an environment, such as plants, animals, and microorganisms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a population?

Back

A group of individuals of the same species that live in the same area.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

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