Ecosystems Vocabulary Flashcard

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What is the process by which green plants make their own food using sunlight?

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Photosynthesis

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is the term for a group of organisms of the same species living in a particular area?

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Population

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Fill in the blank: The _______ includes all living and non-living things in a particular area.

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Ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Front

Which term refers to the living components of an ecosystem?

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Biotic factors

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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Fill in the blank: In a _______ relationship, one organism benefits while the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Commensalism

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What is the term for the non-living components of an ecosystem?

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Abiotic factors

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What is the relationship called where both organisms benefit?

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Mutualism

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What is the term for the role an organism plays in its ecosystem?

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Niche

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What is the process by which energy is transferred through food chains in an ecosystem?

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Energy flow

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What is the term for a symbiotic relationship where one organism is harmed and the other benefits?

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Parasitism