Biotic and Abiotic Factors

Biotic and Abiotic Factors

Ecosystem. An ecosystem is all of the interacting parts of a natural area, including biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) factors.

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A habitat is the place where an organism naturally lives and grows.

Abiotic factors are non-living things including soil, air, water and nutrients.  The sunlight, temperature and moisture are also abiotic factors.

Biotic factors are living things found in an ecosystem and include plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms.  

Multiple Select

A _________ is the place where an organism naturally lives and grows.

• house

• cave

• habitat

• sky

Multiple Choice

The sunlight, temperature, soil and rocks are examples of_____________.

• producers

• environment

• abiotic factors

Multiple Select

____________ factors are living things found in an ecosystem and include plants, animals, fungi and micro-organisms.

• rainforest

• biotic factors

• desert

• abiotic factors

Biotic and Abiotic Factors in the Ecosystem

• Livings things are biotic factors.

• Non-living things are abiotic factors

Open Ended

Write some examples of biotic factors from the image.

Open Ended

Look at the pictures. Write some abiotic factors found in the image.