Cooper JH Ecology Vocab

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Definition: Grouping like things ecologically

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Levels of Ecological Organization

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Biosphere

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All parts of Earth needed to support life

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Definition: Large area of land with similar climate and organisms.

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Biome

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Ecosystem

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Consists of all biotic and abiotic factors of the environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Nonliving things in an environment - never living

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Abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Living or once-living things in an environment

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Biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Population

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All organisms in an ecosystem that belong to the same species.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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Organism that breaks down waste and dead matter

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Decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Characteristics of an ecosystem that influence biodiversity

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All of these

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Habitat

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Where an organism lives

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NGSS.3-LS4-3