Biotic and Abiotic

What are the levels or organization in ecosystems from largest to smallest?

• organism, population, community

• community, population, organism

• population, community, organism

An ecosystem is made up of all the _______________________ and _____________________ factors in an area.

• living and non-living

• community and population

• competition and communication

Living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem are called

• Abiotic

• Biotic

Non living elements in an ecosystem are called

• Abiotic

• Biotic

The prefix bio- means

• life

• bubble

• not or without

A- is the prefix that means

• life or living

• not or without

• same

Check the BIOTIC factors.

• Deer

• fern

• mushroom

• soil

• weather

Check the ABIOTIC factors.

• volcano

• elephant

• rotting log

• sunlight

• river

The largest number of individuals of the same species that an area can support is its

• carrying capacity

• limiting factor

• community

The _____________________________ ____________________________ limits the number of individuals that can live in an ecosystem.

• carrying capacity

• limiting factor

• community