Population Ecology: Size and Distribution

Determine if the following are abiotic or biotic.

Groups:

(a) Abiotic

,

(b) Biotic

• River

• Elephant

• Atmosphere

• Flowers

• Sun

• Dog

• Rain

• Rock

• Cheetah

• Grass

Tags

Abiotic or Biotic

6.10.5

Determine if the following are a habitat or a niche.

Groups:

(a) Habitat

,

(b) Niche

• Meadow

• Wolves eating elk (managing the elk population)

• Cats eating rodents near a barn

• Oak tree turning sunlight into organic molecules

• Forest

• Earthworms decomposing organic matter

• Desert

• Ocean

• Bees pollinating flowers

• Pond

Tags

habitat and niche

Arrange the following from largest to smallest.

• Ecosystem

• Individual

• Biosphere

• Population

• Community

Tags

6.10.1

Levels of Ecological Organization

Determine if the following have only biotic factors or biotic and abiotic factors.

Groups:

(a) Only Biotic

,

(b) Abiotic and Biotic

• Biosphere

• Individual

• Population

• Community

• Ecosystem

Tags

Levels of Ecological Organization

Which are biotic factors?

• Living

• Nonliving

Tags

6.10.5

Abiotic or Biotic

Which are abiotic factors?

• living

• nonliving

Tags

6.10.5

Abiotic or Biotic

Habitat or niche?

spread seeds

• habitat

• niche

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-2

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Habitat or niche?

a nest

• habitat

• niche

Habitat or niche?

releases oxygen

• habitat

• niche

Habitat or niche?

under a rock

• habitat

• niche