Ecosystem Vocabulary

Front

Living things within an ecosystem.

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Biotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Front

One of any living thing.

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Organism

Front

Place where an organism lives and that provides the types of food, shelter, moisture, and temperature needed for survival.

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Habitat

Front

Chain showing how energy passes from one organism to the next.

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Food chain

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Eat producers or only eat plants.

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Herbivores

Front

Animal that hunts and kills other animals for food.

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Predator

Front

Non-living parts of ecosystem (air, water, soil, sun)

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Abiotic Factors

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features of their environment.

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Ecosystem

Front

Large geographic areas with similar climates and ecosystems. (Tundra, Desert, Grassland, etc)

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Biomes

Front

In an ecosystem, refers to the unique ways an organism survives, obtains food and shelter, and avoids danger.

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Niche

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NGSS.MS-LS4-4