Abiotic/Biotic
Characteristics of Living Things
Vocab
100

Water is essential for living things. 

What is an Abiotic factor?

100

These living things are made up of 2 or more cells.

What are multicellular organisms? 

100

Non-living things in an ecosystem


What is an abiotic factor?

200

 Rain, Wind, and temperature all can affect living things in an ecosystem.

What are Abiotic factors.

200

Growing, reproducing, and using energy are all characteristics of what? 

What are living things?

200

The study of relationships with organisms with one another and their surroundings.

What is ecology?

300

Producers such as plants and algae make their own food.

What are Biotic factors?

300

All organisms utilize energy.  What is the main source of this energy?

What is the sun?

300

Changes inside an organism (hunger, pain)


What are internal stimuli?

400

Bacteria and Protists are unicellular organisms.

What are Biotic factors?

400

If an organism is going to survive, what must it do?

What is reproduction? 

400

Changes to an organism during its lifetime


What is known as devlops?

500

Factors like temperature and weather determine which living things can survive in an ecosystem and how many can survive.

What are Abiotic factors?

500

A bird sitting on a tree flies away as you walk by.  Which of the life characteristics explains the bird's behavior?

What is responding to stimuli?

500

All organisms are able to maintain some internal conditions.


What is homeostasis?