Biotic and Abiotic Factors | Ecosystems

What does 'biotic' refer to in an ecosystem?

• Artificial elements

• Living or once-living elements

• Chemical elements

• Nonliving elements

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NGSS.MS-LS1-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?

• Bacteria

• Rocks

• Fungi

• Animals

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What does 'abiotic' mean?

• Once-living elements

• Artificial elements

• Nonliving elements

• Living elements

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?

• Praying mantis

• Mushrooms

• Sunlight

• Bacteria

What category does a dead tree fall into?

• Neither biotic nor abiotic

• Biotic

• Artificial

• Abiotic