VA Science Ecosystems and Living Systems

The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.

• climate

• photosynthesis

• stomata

• abiotic

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

refers to biological variety in all its forms, from the genetic make up of plants and animals to cultural diversity

• photosynthesis

• wetlands

• biodiversity

• geography

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS3-1

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

the technique to prevent food spoilage, food poisoning, and microbial contamination in food

• ecosystem

• stomata

• biodiversity

• preservation

a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.

• scientific method

• abiotic

• biotic

• climate

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

the study of places and the relationships between people and their environment.

• geography

• geology

• scientific method

• biology

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

a tiny pore on the surface of a leaf that allows gas exchange between the leaf and the atmosphere

• fieldwork

• scientific method

• photosynthesis

• stomata

a freezing cold area at the top of the Earth, above the arctic circle

• wetland

• stomata

• arctic

• grassland

a geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscapes, work together to form a bubble of life.

• biodiversity

• photosynthesis

• ecosystem

• stability

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

aquatic environments with high levels of dissolved salt, such as those found in or near the ocean

• marine

• wetlands

• arctic

• climate

a pigment present in all green plants and a few other organisms.

• stomata

• photosynthesis

• wetland

• chlorophyll

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6