Competition in Ecosystems vocab

A nonliving thing that affects the ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• ecosystem

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A living thing that affects the ecosystem

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• population

• resource

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

When more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resource

• competition

• ecosystem

• population

• abiotic factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When an organism depends on a factor for survival

• dependent interaction

• organism

• competition

• limited resource

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A system comprising all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area and all the interactions among them

• ecosystem

• population

• resource

• limited resource

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive

• limited resource

• resource

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

A self-contained living thing

• organism

• dependent interaction

• competition

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

A group of interacting individuals of the same species located in the same area

• population

• resource

• biotic factor

• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain

• primary consumer

• population

• organism

• competition

A source or supply that benefits organisms

• resource

• population

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4