Ecosystem Vocabulary

An organism that produces its own food using inorganic matter.

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• fuel

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

A living factor that affects the organisms in an ecosystem or the ecosystem as a whole.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• autotroph

• heterotroph

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Another name for a consumer. (must get food from other sources)

• heterotroph

• decomposer

• consumer

• autotroph

A diagram that shows how energy is transferred in an ecosystem.

• energy pyramid

• food chain

• food web

• nutrient cycle

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A community of organisms living among their nonliving surroundings.

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• producer

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A collection of the same type of species living in an area.

• ecosystem

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• population

A nonliving factor that affects the organisms in an ecosystem.

• food web

• food chain

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Another name for a producer. (self-feeding)

• heterotroph

• autotroph

• consumer

• biotic factor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

An organism that eats other organisms for food.

• producer

• autotroph

• consumer

• decomposer

An organism that breaks down dead material for fuel.

• organic matter

• photosynthesis

• decomposer

• consumer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3