Ecosystem: Relationships Vocabulary

What is abiotic?

• living

• non-living

• immortal

• zombie

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What is biotic?

• living

• non-living

• immortal

• zombie

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is carrying capacity?

• The maximum number of groceries I can carry inside at one time.

• The maximum number of pounds I can carry.

• The maximum number of organisms or populations an ecosystem can support.

• The maximum number of ecosystems an organisms or population can carry.

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What is commensalism?

• One organism is harmed while the other benefits. - / +

• Both are harmed. - / -

• Both benefit. + / +

• One organism benefits but the other is neither helped nor harmed. + / 0

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What is mutualism?

• One organism is harmed while the other benefits. - / +

• Both lose. - / -

• Both gain. + / +

• One organism benefits but the other is neither helped nor harmed. + / 0

What is parasitism?

• One organism is harmed while the other benefits. - / +

• Both lose. - / -

• Both gain. + / +

• One organism benefits but the other is neither helped nor harmed. + / 0

What is a community?

• All living things in an ecosystem. All producers, consumers, and decomposers in a biome.

• A group of organisms of the same species in a certain location.

• Biotic and abiotic parts combined. Forest community plus water, air, soil, etc.

• A larger ecosystem / major habitat containing several smaller ecosystems.

What is a population?

• All living things in an ecosystem. All producers, consumers, and decomposers in a biome.

• A group of organisms of the same species in a certain location.

• Biotic and abiotic parts combined. Forest community plus water, air, soil, etc.

• A larger ecosystem / major habitat containing several smaller ecosystems.

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What is a ecosystem?

• All living things in an ecosystem. All producers, consumers, and decomposers in a biome.

• A group of organisms of the same species in a certain location.

• Biotic and abiotic parts combined. Forest community plus water, air, soil, etc.

• A larger ecosystem / major habitat containing several smaller ecosystems.

What is a biome?

• All living things in an ecosystem. All producers, consumers, and decomposers in a biome.

• A group of organisms of the same species in a certain location.

• Biotic and abiotic parts combined. Forest community plus water, air, soil, etc.

• A larger ecosystem / major habitat containing several smaller ecosystems.