Science Ecology Vocabulary

A predator at the top of the food chain.

• apex predator

• pack

• keystone species

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The protection of things found in nature.

• habitats

• species

• conservation

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A community of all living and non-living things in an area.

• endangered

• ecosystem

• extinction

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Any plant or animal that is in danger of disappearing forever.

• endangered

• extinction

• habitat

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Dying out or disappearance of a species from Earth.

• endangered

• extinction

• stalk

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NGSS.MS-LS4-1

The natural home or environment of a plant or animal.

• ecosystems

• conservation

• habitats

A species, that if it went extinct, would make a big impact in the ecosystem.

• keystone species

• predator

• apex predator

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A group of animals that hunt and run together.

• species

• stalk

• pack

An animal that hunts other animals for food.

• prey

• predator

• species

An animal that is hunted or caught for food.

• prey

• predator

• apex predator