7.10/7.11 Biomes and Ecosystems

The number of different species of plants and animals in an area:

• biodiversity

• species

• biome

• ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A type of biological community defined by its predominant plants, animals, and environmental conditions:

• biodiversity

• taxonomy

• biome

• climax community

A relatively stable state of succession or the end product of succession

• climax community

• microhabitat

• biome

• ecosystem

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

• climax community

• sustainable

• taxonomy

• ecosystem

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The place where an organism naturally lives and grows:

• climax community

• ecological succession

• habitat

• ecosystem

A very small, specialized habitat, such as the space under a rock:

• climax community

• microhabitat

• dichotomous key

• ecosystem

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

• climax community

• microhabitat

• ecosystem

• population

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

A series of changes in the species composition of a community over time:

• dichotomous key

• ecological succession

• ecosystem

• population

Tool used to sort organisms by paired similarities or differences based on a series of statements:

• dichotomous key

• ecological succession

• ecosystem

• population

A group of organisms with similar characteristics that are able to interbreed or exchange genetic material:

• population

• species

• taxonomy

• sustainable

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-2