Ecosystem Vocabulary

All of the living and nonliving parts of an environment in a particular area

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Community

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time

• Community

• Habitat

• Population

• Niche

The nonliving parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The living parts of an ecosystem

• biotic factors

• abiotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following best defines an ecosystem?

• A community of living organisms and their interactions with their abiotic environment.

• A specific area of land or water with a uniform climate.

• A group of interconnected food chains.

• A collection of species that have high genetic diversity.

one of 6 major land areas

• population

• community

• biome

• species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

What is an ecosystem?

• A single species living in a specific area

• A community of living and nonliving things in an area

• A collection of plants only

• A group of animals that are the same species

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DOK Level 1: Recall

Which of the following is an example of an aquatic ecosystem?

• Desert

• Coral reef

• Grassland

• Tundra

a group of organisms like themselves

• species

• populations

• thrive

• community

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4

a group of organisms like themselves

• species

• populations

• thrive

• community

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4