Competition in the Ecosystem Vocabulary

A living thing that affects the ecosystem

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• interaction

• consumer

A nonliving thing that affects an ecosystem

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

• competition

• consumer

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

When more than one individual or population in an ecosystem relies on the same limited resource

• Competition

• Consumer

• Depended Interaction

• Invasive Species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

When an organism depends on a factor for survival

• Dependent Interaction

• Independent Interaction

• Population

• Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Limited Resource

• Invasive Species

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

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.

• Limited Resource

• Natural Resource

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

A self-contained living thing.

• Organism

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

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

• Population

• Ecosystem

• Organism

• Community

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS4-4

An organism that gets its energy by feeding on producers in the food chain.

• Primary Consumer

• Secondary Consumer

• Invasive Species

• Predator

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A source or supply that benefits organisms

• Resource

• Biotic Factor

• Abiotic Factor

• Competition

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-1