Lesson 1 Introduction to Ecology and Biomes

The study of the interactions between organisms and their environment

• Biology

• Ecology

• Sociology

• Geology

Organisms of the same species living in the same area

• Community

• Population

• Habitat

• Ecosystem

The non-living parts of the environment such as rocks, air, temperature, sunlight, and water

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Habitat

• Community

The living or once living organisms in an ecosystem

• Biology

• Abiotic

• Biotic

• Ecology

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

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

Is a weather an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• sun

• temperature

• soil

• grass

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• mushroom

• air

• elephant

• coyote

Which of the fallowing has only abiotic factors?

• Sunlight, algae, and temperature

• Guppy, crab, oxygen

• Sunlight, soil, and weather

• Algae, temperature, and dog