Abiotic and Biotic Factors

What determines the carrying capacity in an ecosystem?

• The number of different species in the ecosystem.

• Limiting Factors

• Only biotic factors

• Only abiotic factors.

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Which of the following is NOT an examples of an abiotic factor?

• Sunlight

• Wind

• Fungi

• Water

Which abiotic factor(s) do plants compete for in order to make their own food?

• Water

• Sunlight

• Wind

• Water and sunlight

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Which of the following is NOT considered a biotic limiting factor?

• Mates

• Food

• Disease

• Drought

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All of the living and nonliving things in an area are considered a(n) ____ (this will be matching on your test)

• Organism

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

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Living things (animals, plants, bacteria, fungi) are considered _______ _______ (this will be matching on your test)

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• A. Sun/Temperature

• B. Human activity

• C. Competition for food

• D. Soil/Nutrients

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All the abiotic and biotic factors in an area.

• Abiotic factors

• Carrying capacity

• Limiting factor

• Biotic factors

• Ecosystem

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Living or once living organisms in an ecosystem.

• B. Biotic factors

• A. Abiotic factors

• C. Carrying capacity

• D. Ecosystem

• E. Limiting factor

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Two plants are growing near each other in a forest ecosystem. Explain how they would compete for several abiotic factors in order to survive.

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