Ecology Vocabulary

Front

What do autotrophs obtain their energy from?

Back

The sun.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What type of organism makes its own food?

Back

Autotroph.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Front

What is the highest level of ecological organization?

Back

Biosphere.

Front

What is an example of an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

Back

Water.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Front

What branch of science studies living organisms and their environment?

Back

Ecology.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Front

What are organisms that cannot make their own food called?

Back

Heterotrophs.

Front

What is the term for a group of individuals of the same species living in a specific area?

Back

Population.

Front

What is the term for the interactions between different species in a given area?

Back

Community.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Front

What is the term for a large geographical biotic unit, a major community of plants and animals?

Back

Biome.

Front

What is the term for the physical environment where an organism lives?

Back

Habitat.