Organisms and Populations in an Ecosystem Depend on and May Compete

More than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies upon the same limited resources

• population

• competition

• interaction

• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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

• ecosystem

• solar system

• population

• competition

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

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Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive

• ecosystem

• competition

• population

• limited resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A self-contained living thing

• ecosystem

• competition

• organism

• population

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

• population

• ecosystem

• competition

• limited resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

Source or supply from which benefit is produced

• resources

• ecosystem

• competition

• population

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Living, or produced by living things

• biotic

• abiotic

• competition

• population

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

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Not living, or produced by living things

• biotic

• abiotic

• limited resources

• organism

When two or more individuals or populations attempt to obtain a single resource

• competitive interaction

• organism

• population

• abiotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When an organism depends on a factor for survival

• competition

• ecosystem

• dependent interaction

• biotic

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1