LS Voc Study Tool 11

What is an abiotic factor?

• A living component of an ecosystem

• A nonliving component of an ecosystem

• The total number of individuals of a species that interact with one another

• The portion of Earth occupied by living things

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a biotic factor?

• A living component of an ecosystem

• A nonliving component of an ecosystem

• A place where an organism lives

• An interwoven system of living and nonliving factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What are criteria?

• A nonliving component of an ecosystem

• A single organism of a particular species

• Standards or specifications that must be met to ensure a successful design

• The total of all populations of living things in an area that interact

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

What is a habitat?

• A force that opposes the motion of an object

• The portion of Earth occupied by living things

• Any place where an organism lives

• An interwoven system of biotic and abiotic factors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What does macroscopic mean?

• A force that opposes the motion of an object

• Something that is able to be seen without the aid of a microscope or similar device

• Something that is unable to be seen without a microscope

• A single organism of a particular species

What does microscopic mean?

• A living component of an ecosystem

• Something that is unable to be seen without the aid of a microscope or similar device

• A nonliving component of an ecosystem

• The portion of Earth occupied by living things

What is an individual?

• A single organism of a particular species

• The total of all populations of living things within an area

• The total number of individuals of a species that interact with one another

• Any place where an organism lives

What is a population?

• A nonliving component of an ecosystem

• An interwoven system of biotic and abiotic factors

• The total number of individuals of a species that interact with one another

• Standards or specifications that must be met to ensure a successful design

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

What is a community?

• A single organism of a particular species

• The total of all populations of living things within an area that interact with one another

• The portion of Earth occupied by living things

• A place where an organism lives

What is an ecosystem?

• A nonliving component of an ecosystem

• An interwoven system of biotic and abiotic factors

• The total number of individuals of a species that interact with one another

• A single organism of a particular species