Ecosystems and Interactions Quiz

What are the biotic and abiotic components of your environment? Discuss

Look at the picture and answer. Identify essential factor a. What are the biotic components in this environment? b. What are the abiotic components? c. Give an example of how an abiotic component interacts with a biotic component.

Fill in the blanks. Summarize a. Ecosystems are formed by and components. b. Biotic components are all things, and abiotic components are all things.

• biotic

• abiotic

Talk to a classmate. Discuss and describe a. What are the main characteristics of each type of ecosystem? b. What kinds of living things live in aquatic ecosystems? c. Name three living things that live in mixed ecosystems. d. What type of ecosystem do humans live in?

Look at the pictures and label each type of ecosystem. Identify crocodiles, fish, mountain goat, swamp or marsh.

Label the type of interaction. Identify both essential.

• Predation

• Competition

• Mutualism

Draw and describe an interaction between a biotic and an abiotic component in an ecosystem.

Where do you think each animal lives?

How do you think fur benefits animals?

Why do you think sharks have fins?