Abiotic and Biotic Factors Quiz

All the abiotic and biotic factors in an area

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Carrying capacity

• Ecosystem

• Limiting factor

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Living or once living organisms in an ecosystem

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Carrying capacity

• Ecosystem

• Limiting factor

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Non-living elements in an ecosystem

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Carrying capacity

• Ecosystem

• Limiting factor

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The largest number of individuals of the same species that an area can support

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Carrying capacity

• Ecosystem

• Limiting factor

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Limits the number of individuals that can live in an ecosystem

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Carrying capacity

• Ecosystem

• Limiting factor

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Smallest level of ecosystem organization

• Abiotic factors

• Biotic factors

• Carrying capacity

• Organism

• Limiting factor

In a forest ecosystem, name two biotic factors and two abiotic factors.

Categorize the limiting factors that are ABIOTIC factors

and the limiting factors that are BIOTIC factors.

Groups:

(a) Abiotic Limiting Factors

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(b) Biotic Limiting Factors

• Parasitism

• Soil/Nutrients

• Sun/Temperature

• Competition for

  food

• Human activity

• Changing

  environmental

  conditions

• Water

• Predator-prey

  relationship

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What happens to abiotic factors when biotic populations increase? Why does this

take place?

• When biotic populations increase, the abiotic factors are less available for other living

  things.

• When biotic populations increase, the abiotic factors are more available for other living

  things.

Answer explanation

For example, many plants growing in the same area will decrease the amount

of sunlight available for new plants.

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Two plants are growing near each other in a forest ecosystem. Which abiotic factors would they compete for in order to survive.

• access to soil nutrients

• sunlight

• water

• space

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