Classify each of the following as biotic or abiotic: water, bacteria, rock, deer, sunlight, fungi.

Biotic: bacteria, deer, fungi. Abiotic: water, rock, sunlight.

Explain how decomposers interact with both biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem.

Decomposers break down dead biotic material (plants and animals) and release nutrients back into the abiotic environment (soil, water).

6th GradeScience30 min

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I can differentiate between biotic and abiotic components in an ecosystem.

8 min

What is an Ecosystem? | Populations, Communities, Abiotic & Biotic Factors

STEAMspirations

6 min

Key concepts students will learn:

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A population includes all the members of one species that live in the same area and can reproduce.
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An ecosystem is made up of living, biotic, and non-living, abiotic, things in an area.
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Producers, like plants, make their own food, while consumers depend on other organisms for food; decomposers break down dead organisms.

10 min

3 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

5 min

“Give two examples each of biotic and abiotic components found in a forest ecosystem.”

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