Abiotic components

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the difference between abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem?

• Abiotic components are non-living, while biotic components are living.

• Abiotic components are living, while biotic components are non-living.

• Both abiotic and biotic components are living.

• Abiotic components only include animals.

Open Ended

Why is it important to understand the abiotic components of an ecosystem?

Pre-test

Multiple Choice

Plants, mushroom, and animals are examples of abiotic components of an ecosystem

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

An abiotic component is a living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Abiotic components are very important to the biotic components of the ecosystem.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

A cow that is a living thing can survive without water and air.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Oxygen is used in the process of respiration in our cells.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Water is unimportant to survival of life.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Humans can lessen its disturbance to the abiotic components of an ecosystem by contaminating the bodies of water.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Plant conducts the process of photosynthesis without the presence of sunlight.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Earthquake is a major environmental disturbance to the abiotic components of an ecosystem.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Wildfires, earthquakes and building constructions are major environmental disturbances..

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

Why are abiotic components important for the survival of living organisms in an ecosystem?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about biotic and abiotic components is correct?

• Biotic components are living things, and abiotic components are non-living things.

• Abiotic components are living things, and biotic components are non-living things.

• Both biotic and abiotic components are living things.

• Both biotic and abiotic components are non-living things.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following are examples of abiotic components in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight, water, soil, air

• Plants, animals, fungi, bacteria

• Trees, birds, caterpillars, microbes

• Mushrooms, grass, insects, fish

Open Ended

Explain how organisms interact with each other and their environment in an ecosystem.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the two main components of an ecosystem?

• Living (biotic) and non-living (abiotic) things

• Plants and animals only

• Water and soil only

• Sunlight and air only

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a non-living component needed by living things in an ecosystem?

• Sunlight

• Water

• Soil

• Food

Multiple Select

Which of the following statements about water is/are correct?

• Water is considered a universal solvent.

• All living things need water.

• Water is not necessary for nutrient transport.

• 50% of most living things is composed of water.

Open Ended

Describe two important roles of soil in the growth and development of plants.

Multiple Choice

Which gases are found in the air that humans, plants, and animals breathe?

• Oxygen, carbon dioxide, nitrogen, hydrogen

• Oxygen, methane, helium, neon

• Oxygen, carbon dioxide, argon, krypton

• Oxygen, nitrogen, chlorine, fluorine

Open Ended

Explain why carabaos cannot survive without water and air, using information from the images.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of how temperature as an abiotic factor influences the survival of living organisms?

• A polar bear cannot live in a desert due to high temperatures.

• A cactus grows in the rainforest due to high rainfall.

• A fish lives on land because of oxygen availability.

• A frog survives in the desert due to lack of water.

Open Ended

List three abiotic factors mentioned in the slides that are important for shaping healthy ecosystems.

Open Ended

Why can't a carabao survive in the polar region according to the slides?

Multiple Select

Which of the following changes in abiotic factors can negatively affect fish in an ecosystem? Select all that apply.

• Increase in sea acidity

• Decrease in sunlight

• Stable temperature

• Increase in rainfall

Open Ended

How does climate change impact polar bears in cold regions, as described in the slides?

Open Ended

Why is it important for humans to take care of both biotic and abiotic components in an ecosystem?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes abiotic component?

• It has a living and non–living organism.

• It is a living organism in an ecosystem.

• It is a non–living thing in an ecosystem.

• It is an organism that lives in an ecosystem

Multiple Choice

The following are examples of abiotic components of an ecosystem EXCEPT.

• bird

• rock

• Sunlight

• water

Multiple Choice

Why is water said to be universal solvent?

• It dissolves some substances.

• It dissolves almost all substances.

• It is dissolved by some substances.

• It is dissolved by almost all substances.

Multiple Choice

How important is oxygen to the living things?

• It is important since we can live without it.

• It is important since it is used in the process of photosynthesis.

• It is important since we cannot produce carbon dioxide without it.

• It is important since it is used by our cells in the process of respiration.

Multiple Choice

Which Abiotic components influence the survival of plants and animals that living in a certain location?

• Boulder, Peebles, Sand

• Minerals, Nutrients, Rocks

• Nitrogen, Carbon, Oxygen

• Temperature, Water, Soil

Multiple Choice

What abiotic component is made up of small particles of rock mixed with decomposed living things like animals?

• Oxygen

• Soil

• Temperature

• Water

Multiple Choice

Which is the main source of energy on Earth?

• Moonlight

• Radiation

• Sunlight

• Ultraviolet rays

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a manmade disturbance to the abiotic components of an ecosystem?

• climate change

• earthquake

• Migration

• typhoon

Multiple Choice

The following animals can survivr in a warm region EXCEPT.

• Crocodile

• Polar bear

• Maya

• Tamaraw

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a natural disturbance to the abiotic components in an ecosystem?

• disease

• earthquake

• land clearing

• typhoon

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about abiotic and biotic components of an ecosystem, or is there anything you would like to know more about this topic?

Open Ended

How do abiotic components influence the living organisms in an ecosystem?