Biotic and Abiotic Factors

A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

• fossil

• community

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A nonliving element in an ecosystem is an

• animal

• plant

• biotic factor

• abiotic factor

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Which of the following lists has ONLY biotic factors?

• snail, algae, guppy, sunlight

• snail, guppy (fish), Daphnia (water flea), algae

• temperature, Daphnia (water flea), snail, guppy (fish)

• temperature, pH, conductivity, oxygen concentration

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What is a example of an abiotic factor?

• giraffe

• dragonfly

• weather

• whale

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

• abiotic

• alive

• biotic

• living

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Which of the following best describes abiotic factors?

• All of the animals in an environment.

• All of the nonliving things in an environment.

• All of the living things in an environment.

• All of the bacteria in an environment

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Which of the following is a type of biotic factor?

• The amount of sunlight

• The amount of grass growing

• The level of rainwater

• The type of soil

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Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

• owl

• mouse-deer

• rain

• bush

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Lizards and cacti are biotic factors in a desert ecosystem that would rely on which abiotic factors?

• insects and sun

• snakes and temperature

• water and insects

• water and soil

Which of the following describes an interaction between a biotic factor and an abiotic factor?

• A pair of birds build a nest in a tree

• A black bear uses a cave for a winter home

• A squirrel gathers nuts to store for winter

• A larvae eats the remains of a wild pig