Abiotic Factors Plants/Animals
Sunlight-Water-Air-Bees, which is not an abiotic part that plants rely on?
Bees
Which of the needs of plants is a biotic factor?
Soil - Nutrients - Seed Eating Birds
Seed Eating Birds
True or False. Every organism in an ecosystem is competing with every other organism in the ecosystem.
False
What is the term for the physical components of an environment, such as wind, temperature and soil?
Why do male prairie chickens puff themselves up and display their brightly colored throats?
They are competing for mates.
What abiotic factor provides light so plants can photosynthesize?
Sun
Why is the abiotic factor temperature important to a honey bee?
Without the temperature to keep the plants growing bees would not survive.
Competition between organisms of the same species can lead to adaptation over time? True of False?
True
If the overall temperature of an area were to rise, would that be an example of a biotic or an abiotic factor?
Abiotic - Temperature is non-living.
If a Yucca Moth has to have a Yucca plant in order to lay its eggs, is the Yucca plant a biotic or abiotic factor?
Biotic
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor that plants depend on?
Rain - Sunlight - Soil - Fungus
Rocks
A drought causes crops to die and as a result cattle go hungry. What are the biotic factors in this case?
Cattle and crops
Black walnut trees release a chemical into the soil that prevents other types of plants from growing. What biotic organisms are in competition with one another?
Black Walnut tree and the other plants
If a river is the water source for an ecosystem, is the river a biotic or abiotic factor to that ecosystem?
Abiotic
If a mosquito transmits a disease to humans, is the disease a biotic or abiotic factor?
Biotic.
Birds compete for nesting sites in a building. What is the abiotic factor?
Nesting sites or building
Why could a bridge be helpful to a biotic organism?
It could provide shelter, protection and crossing of dangerous or populated areas.
A bean plant does not grow well because it is planted where there are many other weedy plants. What is in competition here?
The Bean plant and the weeds.
Would pollution be considered an abiotic or a biotic factor?
Abiotic.
Would weather be a biotic or abiotic factor?
Abiotic.
True or False. Temperature is an abiotic factor that impacts the biotic factors in an ecosystem.
True
If one population dies out in an ecosystem, does that mean the entire ecosystem will be destroyed?
No it will likely cause some changes, but the entire ecosystem will not collapes.
Does competition between two organisms always lead to extinction of a species? Why or why not?
No. Organisms can leave or adapt rather than die out.
Can pollution cause damage to both biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem? Give examples.
Yes. It can harm animals as well as water sources.
What components make up an ecosystem?
Biotic and abiotic factors.