Science Ecology Vocabulary

study of the environment. It involves studying how living things interact with each other and how they interact with nonliving things

• ecology

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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a community of living things interacting with the nonliving parts of their environment. The nonliving parts make up the physical parts of the environment.

• ecology

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

a group of similar organisms.

• species

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS4-2

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

• species

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the surroundings in which an organism lives. It includes living and nonliving things.

• species

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

• population

the environment in which an individual organism lives. An organism’s home.

• species

• ecosystem

• environment

• habitat

• population