VA SOL Ecosystems

What is an organism?

• Any living thing

• Any non-living thing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is a population?

• All living and non living things

• All different types of organisms

• Organisms of the same kind or species, living in the same place

• Dogs

A group of living things, or organisms, living in the same place are called a-

• Population

• Organisms

• Community

• Ecosystem

Living AND non-living things in one place and how they interact together are called an-

• Community

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Usually the beginning of the food chain. Organisms that get their energy directly from the sun and can make their own food.

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What are organisms called that get their energy from eating other plants and animals?

• Producers

• Consumers

• Decomposers

An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals is called a-

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

The place where an animal or plant naturally lives is called-

• Organism

• Life cycle

• Habitat

The various stages of life is called-

Ex) egg, tadpole, frog

• Life Cycle

• Food web

• Habitat

An organism's role in the food web is called it's-

• Food web

• Life cycle

• Niche