Biosphere Vocabulary

Which is an example of a biotic factor?

• Air
• Plants
• Rocks
• Water

Which is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Sunlight
• Plants

• Animals

• Humans

Scientific study of interactions among organisms and their environment

• Geology
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Ecology

Day to day conditions of the atmosphere (rain, sun, wind...)

• Climate
• Greenhouse effect

• Biome

• Weather

Part of Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and air

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Hydrosphere

• Geosphere

All the organisms that live in a place, together with their nonliving environment

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

• Biome

Any non-living part of the environment

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

• Ecology

• Species

Any living part of the environment

• Abiotic factor

• Biotic factor

• Population

• Species

Group of ecosystems that share similar climates and typical organisms

• Biosphere

• Biotic factor

• Species

• Biome

Average year-to-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in an area

• Climate
• Ecosystem
• Atmosphere
• Weather