Ecosystem Vocabulary

The nonliving things in an ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotic

• biodiversity

• niche

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The living things in an ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotic

• biodiversity

• niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.

• sustainability

• population

• biodiversity

• niche

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The way a specie interacts with abiotic and biotic factors to obtain food, find shelter, and fulfill other needs.

• sustainability

• population

• biodiversity

• niche

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

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

• limiting factor

• generic variation

• competition

• producer/consumer relationship

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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A factor that can limit the growth of a population

• limiting factor

• generic variation

• competition

• producer/consumer relationship

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

An interaction where an animal consumes a plant for energy.

• urbanization

• generic variation

• predator/ prey relationship

• producer/consumer relationship

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An organism that feeds on vegetation.

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• host

An organism that feeds in meat and vegetation

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• host

An organism that provides a source of energy or a suitable environment for other organisms to live on

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• host

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