Ecosystems & Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors

A __________ includes all living and non-living things in an environment. 

• population
• niche
• abitotic
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is not an abiotic factor?

• sun
• temperature
• soil
• grass

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NGSS.3-ESS2-1

A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an 

• animal
• abiotic factor
• biotic factor
• organism

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is not a biotic factor?

• mushroom
• air
• elephant
• coyote

A group of the same type of organisms living in the same place at the same time.

• threatened species
• populations
• community
• limiting factor

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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A system made up of organisms interacting with one another

• biology
• abiotic
• biotic
• ecosystem

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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What are the three groups of the biotic factors?

• Producer, Decomposer, and Consumer
• Decomposer, Consumer, and Rocks
• Consumer, Water, and Producer
• Weather, Consumer, and Decomposer

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

Put the levels of organization in an ecosystem in order from the largest to the smallest. 

• population, organism, community
• organism, community, population
• community, population, organism
• community, organism, population

Which of the following is a biotic factor operating within an ecosystem?

• Predators hunting, killing and eating their prey.
• Sunlight increasing the temperature causing fish to die.
• Increasing pH because of human pollution in a river system
• Destruction of a forest ecosystem because of fire.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4