Ecosystems: Biotic and Abiotic Factors

What is an Ecosystem?

• An ecosystem is a community composted of living things only.

• An ecosystem is a community composted of non-living things only.

• An ecosystem is a community composed of living and non-living things that interact with each other.

• An ecosystem is the life in the environment.

What are the components that make up an ecosystem?

• Living things

• non-living things

• both living and non-living things

• animals only

The biotic components in an ecosystem refer to all the ______.

• living organisms

• plants

• animals

• non-living organisms

The abiotic components in an ecosystem refer to all the _______.

• non-living organisms

• rocks

• plants

• living organisms

An example of TWO Biotic organisms in the picture is _______

• Tree

• Soil

• Rabbit

• Sunlight

Examples of Abiotic factors are _______.

• Sunlight

• Water

• Rocks

• All of the above.

Describe this interaction:

Sunflowers need light from the sun.

• Biotic to Biotic

• Biotic to Abiotic

• Abiotic to Abiotic

Describe this interaction:

Zebras are herbivores that eats plants for energy.

• Biotic to Biotic

• Biotic to Abiotic

• Abiotic to Abiotic