Topic 4 Vocab

A living thing.

• Organism

• Habitat

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An environment that provides the things a specific organism needs to live, grow, and reproduce.

• Habitat

• Organism

• Abiotic Factor

• Population

A living or once-living part of an organism's habitat.

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Community

• Population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A nonliving part of an organism's habitat.

• Abiotic Factor

• Biotic Factor

• Ecosystem

• Limiting Factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

All the members of one species living in the same area.

• Population

• Community

• Limited Factor

• Biotic Factor

All the different populations that live together in a certain area.

• Community

• Population

• Limited Factor

• Abiotic Factor

The community of organisms that live in a particular area, along with their nonliving environment.

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Organism

An environmental factor that causes a population to decrease in size.

• Limiting Factor

• Population

• Habitat

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An organism that can make its own food.

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Food Chain

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Food Web

• Energy Pyramid

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3