Ecosystems Form 3

Biotic factors include...

• living things like animals, fungi, and plants

• landfills

• nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water

• both living and nonliving things

Abiotic factors include...

• living things like animals, fungi, and plants

• landfills

• nonliving things like soil, rocks, and water

• both living and nonliving things

All living things need _________ and _________ factors to survive.

• food and plants

• biotic and abiotic

• sunlight and good weather

• cans of tuna and water

All living things depends on the __________ to survive.

• sun

• jupiter

• the moon

• pizza

A plant or animal in an ecosystem is a -

• organism

• community

• population

In an ecosystem, abiotic factors include —

• plants, animals, microorganisms, and fungi

• all living and non-living things

• sunlight, water, temperature, and soil

• producers and consumers

Soil contains both abiotic and biotic materials. Which is a biotic component of soil?

• minerals

• grains of sand

• decomposing leaves

• water

Students are describing the ecosystem in an area. Which of these lists ALL the components the students should include in their description?

• all plant and animal species

• all living and non-living factors

• all weather patterns and climates

• all elements and chemical substances

When ecosystems have similar climates and are home to similar organisms, they are classified as —

• niches

• habitats

• biomes

• communites

An ecosystem is a system consisting of all the interactions that occur between the abiotic and biotic factors of an environment.

• True

• False