Abiotic and Biotic Factors in an Ecosystem

Organisms and Ecosystems

100

The number of characteristics that an organism must have in order to be considered as a living organism 

What is 7

200

Food, Water, shelter, and other things it needs to live, grow and reproduce

What is things a living organism gets from its ecosystem 

300

The 7 characteristics of life

What are..

1. have cells

2.grow&develop 

3.adapt

4.need energy 

5. keeping the body balanced 

6.reproducing 

7. Reacting to their environment

400

A community of living organisms (biotic factors) interacting with non living things (abiotic factors)

What is an ecosystem 

500

Organisms interact with these two things in an ecosystem 

What is abiotic and biotic factors

Abiotic Factors

100

defined as nonliving part of an organism's habitat

What is abiotic factor

200

These are examples of 3 abiotic factors that you might find in your environment

What is (examples) air, water, sunlight, soil, rocks, temperature, wind, precipitation, gravel, sand, furniture, clothing, toys, TV, fridge, etc

300

True of False (if False explain why): Dead plants are abiotic facotrs

What is False. Dead plants are biotic factors because they were once alive

400

Examples of an abiotic factor in a marine ecosystem

What are sunlight, temperature, oxygen, currents, tides…etc.

500

True or False (if false explain why). Oxygen is an abiotic factor that all organisms need to survive

What is False. Plants use carbon dioxide, not oxygen

Biotic Factors

100

A living organism in an ecosystem 

What is biotic factor

200

True or False: Bacteria found in soil is an example of a biotic factor

What is True

300

Biotic factos in the classroom 

What are teachers, students, club leaders, class pets, bacteria…etc.(other specific examples)

400

Plants in an ecosystem 

What are producers 

500

^{True or False, a fallen plant is still a biotic factor}

What is false, a fallen plant is dead so it cannot be a biotic factor