Ecosystem Factors

What are the living and nonliving things in an environment or area?

• predator

• producer

• ecosystem

• abiotic factor

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NON-living things found in an ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotc

• habitat

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LIVING things in an ecosystem

• biotic

• abiotic

• ecosystem

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Choose the abiotic factor.

• sunflower

• dog

• cat

• table

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Which of the following are factors that could cause extinction?

• Destruction of animals' habitat

• Climate change

• Pollution

• Increased human population (more people)

• ALL of the above could cause extinction

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What is an abiotic factor?

• A living condition or thing, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• A non-living condition or thing, that does not affect an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• A non-living condition or thing, that influences or affects an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

• A living condition or thing, that does not affect an ecosystem and the organisms in it.

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A species of rabbit lives in a meadow where grass plants are readily available during summer months. The rabbits do not stray far from the meadow because the plants supply food and protection from predators. One summer, a fire destroys the plants in the meadow. As a result of the absence of plants in the meadow, the rabbit population will probably...

• decrease in size

• increase in size

• increase reproduction

• switch to a different type of food

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All of the factors listed are abiotic factors of this underwater ecosystem EXCEPT the

• sunlight

• water currents

• fish population

• water temperature

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What is an example of a biotic factor?

• skunk
• rocks
• soil
• water

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Organisms that make up the living part of an ecosystem.

• abiotic
• biotic factors
• ecology
• ecosystems

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