LS POPULATIONS & COMMUNITIES

the parts of Earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• cryosphere

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

all the populations living in an ecosystem at the same time

• biosphere

• organism

• community

• ecosystem

all the organisms of the same species that live in the same area at the same time

• population

• ecosystem

• biosphere

• community

the demand for resources, such as food, water, and shelter, in short supply in a community

• birth rate

• migration

• mutualism

• competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

a factor that can limit the growth of a population

• limiting factor

• competition

• habitat

• mutualism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

the size of a population compared to the amount of space available

• birthrate

• biosphere

• population density

• parasitism

the potential growth of a population if it could grow in perfect conditions with no limiting factors

• symbiosis

• biotic potential

• habitat

• niche

the largest number of individuals of one species that an ecosystem can support over time

• producer

• symbiosis

• consumer

• carrying capacity

a symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits and the other is harmed

• parasitism

• birthrate

• competition

• hydrosphere

a symbiotic relationship that benefits one species but does not harm or benefit the other

• population

• extinct

• commensalism

• producer