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Biotic and Abiotic Factors/ Intro to Biomes

Biotic and Abiotic Factors/ Intro to Biomes

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Presentation

Science

6th Grade

Practice Problem

Medium

NGSS
MS-LS2-3, MS-ESS2-6, MS-LS2-4

+8

Standards-aligned

Created by

Kaitlyn James

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21 Slides • 26 Questions

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Biotic and Abiotic Factors

Ecosystems

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Biotic Factors

  • Bio means life.

  • Any living or once living part of an ecosystem.

  • They can be producers, consumers, or decomposers.

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Biotic Examples

Producer: Plants


Take energy from the sun to make their own food: Photosynthesis.

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Biotic Examples

Consumer: Animals


Some consumers eat producers to gain energy. Some consumers eat other consumers to gain energy.

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Biotic Examples

Decomposers: Fungi


Decomposers consume once living things to recycle their nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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Multiple Choice

What does "Bio" mean?

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Biology

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Biotic

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Life

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Multiple Select

What are three examples of biotic factors in an ecosystem?

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Tree

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Frog

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Mushroom

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Transformer

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Multiple Choice

Which biotic factor is an example of a producer?

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Plant

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Animal

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Fungus

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Multiple Choice

Which biotic factor is an example of a consumer?

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Plant

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Animal

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Fungus

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Multiple Choice

Which biotic factor is an example of a decomposer?

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Plant

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Animal

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Fungus

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Multiple Choice

Where do producers get their energy?

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The Moon

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The Stars

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The Sun

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Multiple Select

Where do consumers get their energy?

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The Sun

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Producers

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Other Consumers

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Optimus Prime

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Multiple Choice

Where do decomposers get their energy?

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Dead Things

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Living Things

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Transformers

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Abiotic Factors

  • No life cycle - Abio means never alive!

  • Any nonliving part of an ecosystem.

  • Directly affect the survival of biotic factors.

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Abiotic Example

Water: Everything alive on Earth needs water to live. Water is not alive.

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Abiotic Example

The Sun: Provides energy to the Earth and impacts most living things. The Sun is not alive.

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Abiotic Example

Earth: Everything alive depends on the Earth, but the Earth itself is not alive.

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Open Ended

Brainstorm: What other abiotic examples can you think of?

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Multiple Choice

What does "Abio" mean?

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The reflection of light off snow or ice.

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Any nonliving thing.

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Masculine version of the name Abby.

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Multiple Choice

Is Pollution an Abiotic factor?

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Yes.

2

No.

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Multiple Choice

Is the Water Cycle (AKA Hydrologic Cycle) a Life Cycle?

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Yes.

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No.

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Multiple Choice

Are the Sun and the Earth alive?

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Yes.

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No.

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Multiple Choice

Do the Sun and the Earth support life?

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Yes.

2

No.

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Multiple Choice

How would you categorize Weather?

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Biotic Factor.

2

Abiotic Factor.

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Multiple Choice

How would you categorize Altitude or Elevation?

1

Biotic Factor.

2

Abiotic Factor.

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Multiple Choice

How would you categorize the Atmosphere?

1

Biotic Factor.

2

Abiotic Factor.

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Open Ended

Share with the class two or three Abiotic Factors in your neighborhood:

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Open Ended

Brainstorm: An ecosystem is experiencing a devastating drought. It has not rained in weeks. How will the severe lack of rainfall affect the biotic factors in the ecosystem?

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Biome:

an area with similar populations of organisms.

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Multiple Select

What are some characteristics of tundra?

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permafrost

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very cold, low average temperatures

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lots of trees

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small amount of plants

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high amount of rainfall

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Multiple Select

What are some characteristics of rainforests?

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lots of trees

2

high year round temperature

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high amount of rainfall

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grasslands

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low year round temperature

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Multiple Select

What are some characteristics of a taiga/boreal forest?

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coniferous trees

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very cold

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very hot

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Multiple Select

What are some characteristics of a temperate deciduous forest?

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leaves change color in the fall

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lots of trees

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hot year round

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low amount of rainfall

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Multiple Select

What are some characteristics of a temperate grassland/prairie?

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lots of trees

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grassland

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flat

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high temperatures year round

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Multiple Choice

What two factors affect climate?

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latitude and longitude

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temperature and altitude

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latitude and altitude

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location and precipitation

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Multiple Choice

What two factors affect vegetation (plant life)?

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Precipitation and Temperature

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Atmospheric Circulation and Temperature

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Latitude and Precipitation

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Latitude and Temperature

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Ecosystems

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