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Ecosystem Vocabulary
Middle school ecology words: biotic, abiotic, niche, symbiosis, biodiversity and more.
- 🎓 Grades 6–8
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 MS-LS2-2
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ecosystem
All the living and nonliving things in an area
biotic
Living part of an ecosystem
abiotic
Nonliving part of an ecosystem
population
All members of one species in an area
community
All the populations living in an area
biome
Large region with a similar climate and life
niche
The role an organism plays in its ecosystem
organism
Any single living thing
species
Group of organisms that can breed together
symbiosis
Close relationship between two species
mutualism
Relationship where both species benefit
parasitism
Relationship where one species is harmed
commensalism
One species benefits, the other is unaffected
competition
Struggle between organisms for the same resources
biodiversity
Variety of living things in an area
succession
Slow change of a community over time
invasive species
Non-native species that harms an ecosystem
extinction
When a species no longer exists anywhere
carrying capacity
Largest population an area can support
limiting factor
Something that keeps a population from growing
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