Biotic vs. Abiotic Components
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Objective
I can differentiate between biotic and abiotic components in an ecosystem.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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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.
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Practice
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Classify each of the following as biotic or abiotic: water, bacteria, rock, deer, sunlight, fungi.
Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor affecting a biotic factor?
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“Give two examples each of biotic and abiotic components found in a forest ecosystem.”
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