Ecosystems: Abiotic & Biotic Factors Summative Review

List the levels of organization in ecosystems from largest to smallest

(a)  

An ecosystem is made up of all the _______________________ and _____________________ factors in an area

(a)  

Living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem are called ________________________ _________________________

(a)  

Non living elements in an ecosystem are called ___________________ _________________

(a)  

Bio means (a)  

A is the prefix that means (a)   .

Which of the following are biotic factors?

• Deer

• Fern

• mushroom

• soil

Which of the following are abiotic factors?

• weather

• volcano

• elephant

• fish

True or False: Sunlight and rivers are both biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

• True

• False

The largest number of individuals of the same species that an area can support is its ________________________________ _____________________________________

• limiting factors

• abiotic factors

• carrying capacity

• capacity for life