Levels

A living organism that shapes its environment

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• consumer

• producer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A nonliving condition or thing, such as climate or habitat, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• parasite

• organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment

• ecosystem

• community

• food chain

• biodiversity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The place or location where an organism lives

• community

• habitat

• ecosystem

• host

A group of individuals of one species that occupies a particular geographic area

• community

• population

• organism

• biodiversity

An interacting group of various species in a common location

• population

• species

• community

• competition

The portion of the planet in which living things are found

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• biome

• atmosphere

A community of organisms and their abiotic environment.

• Environment

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An ecosystem comprising the ENTIRE EARTH and the organisms that inhabit it.

• Biosphere

• Biome

• Abiotic

• Ecoregion

The smallest unit of life that can sustain itself is called...

• an organism.
• the biosphere.
• a population.
• a community.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS1-2