Population Ecology: Size and Distribution

Determine if the following are abiotic or biotic.

Groups:

(a) Abiotic

,

(b) Biotic

• Elephant

• River

• Sun

• Flowers

• Dog

• Cheetah

• Grass

• Atmosphere

• Rock

• Rain

Tags

Abiotic or Biotic

6.10.5

Determine if the following are a habitat or a niche.

Groups:

(a) Habitat

,

(b) Niche

• Bees pollinating flowers

• Wolves eating elk (managing the elk population)

• Ocean

• Forest

• Desert

• Cats eating rodents near a barn

• Oak tree turning sunlight into organic molecules

• Earthworms decomposing organic matter

• Meadow

• Pond

Tags

habitat and niche

Arrange the following from largest to smallest.

• Population

• Individual

• Biosphere

• Community

• Ecosystem

Tags

6.10.1

Levels of Ecological Organization

Determine if the following have only biotic factors or biotic and abiotic factors.

Groups:

(a) Only Biotic

,

(b) Abiotic and Biotic

• Biosphere

• Ecosystem

• Population

• Community

• Individual

Tags

Levels of Ecological Organization

Which are biotic factors?

• Living

• Nonliving

Tags

6.10.5

Abiotic or Biotic

Which are abiotic factors?

• living

• nonliving

Tags

6.10.5

Abiotic or Biotic

Habitat or niche?

spread seeds

• habitat

• niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Habitat or niche?

a nest

• habitat

• niche

Habitat or niche?

releases oxygen

• habitat

• niche

Habitat or niche?

under a rock

• habitat

• niche