Levels of Ecological Organization

Water temperature would be an example of ...

• a biotic factor.

• an abiotic factor.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A collection of organisms that belong to different populations but all live in the same area and interact with one another.

• Population
• Ecosystem
• Community
• Ecosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A place where an organism lives.

• Terrain
• Habitat
• Community
• Population

A collection of organisms that make up a community as well as all of the nonliving components of the environment.

• Population

• Community

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The role or job of a species in a community.

• habitat

• diet

• niche

• ecosystem

Two organisms that are so similar they can interbreed in nature and produce fertile offspring.

• biotic factor

• herbivore

• ecosystem

• species

Nonliving factor that affects an ecosystem...

• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• food chain 
• biome

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Living factors or organisms that affect an ecosystem...

• abiotic factors

• species

• trophic level

• biotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are the biotic factors in this image?

• sunlight, elephants, grasses

• sunlight, water, oxygen

• elephants, autotrophs, food supply

• precipitation, heterotrophs, soil

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What are the abiotic factors in this image?

• water, sunlight, dirt

• birds, plants, predators

• water, plants, parasites

• oxygen, water, grasses