Ecosystem Vocabulary

Front

A __________ includes the INTERACTIONS all living and non-living things in an environment.

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ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

Which group do fungi, bacteria, and termites belong to because they break down dead organisms? Options: decomposers, producers, herbivores, omnivores

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decomposers

Front

Which organism make their own food through the process of photosynthesis? Options: decomposer, consumer, herbivore, producer

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producer

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

Which of the following directly use the Sun's energy to produce their own food? Options: decomposers, carnivores, consumers, producers

Back

producers

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all _____ or non-living parts of the environment.

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abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

What is an example of a biotic factor? Options: skunk, rocks, soil, water

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skunk

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Front

An organism's _________ is defined as the area in which it lives.

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Habitat

Front

NON-living things found in an ecosystem are called ________________.

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abiotic

Front

LIVING things in an ecosystem are called _________________

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biotic

Front

The study of interactions in an ecosystem.

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ecology

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-2