Science TEKS Vocabulary

Temperature, light, air, water, and soil are all  _____  parts of the environment

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

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Is a deer an abiotic or biotic factor? 

• abiotic
• biotic

A living or once-living organisms in an ecosystem is a

• population
• biotic factor
• abiotic factor
• community

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What best fits X

• biome

• biotic

• community

• biosphere

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Which diagram best represents an ecosystem

• A

• B

• C

• D

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What are some abiotic factors in an ecosystem?

• soil organisms, plant community

• solar radiation, plant community

• fish, trees

• minerals, moisture

What are some biotic factors in this ecosystem?

• sunlight and heat

• insects, bacteria, and fungi

• termite mounds and insects

• rotting log, rocks, and water

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Rocks are not living because

• they never move
• they aren't needed for humans
• they do not do any of the traits of life
• they don't break down

East Texas has a dominant vegetation of pine trees. A collection of all pine trees together make up a .....

• organism

• population

• community

• ecosystem

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