Ecosystem Vocabulary

Living things within an ecosystem.

• Biotic Factors

• Limiting Factor

• Carrying Capacity

• Abiotic Factors

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

• Ecosytsem

• Abiotic Factors

• Biotic Factors

• Niche

All the living organisms that live in an area and the nonliving features, such as water, air and temperature, of their environment.

• Habitat

• Niche

• Biomes

• Ecosystem

A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time.

• species

• population

• abiotic factors

• community

All of the populations living in the same ecosystem (area)

• limiting factors

• populations

• community

• individuals

the sphere of the Earth where life exists

• Biosphere

• atmosphere

• lithosphere

• Hydrosphere

The solid part of the Earth is the...

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• lithosphere

What is the ultimate ORIGINAL source of energy for living things

• Sugar
• Sun
• Moon
• Carbon Dioxide

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is a photosynthesis?

• the process of getting energy from eating other organisms

• the process of getting energy by using sunlight to make one's own food

• the process of getting energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

Biodiversity means?

• bio = life ; diversity means same

• bio = life ; diversity means different

• bio = life ; diversity means death