Competition for Abiotic and Biotic Factors

Which is an example of a BIOTIC factor in the environment?

• The climate in the region

• Carnivores that consume other animals

• Amount of helium gas in the air

• Flow of water in a river

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Which of the following shows an ABIOTIC factor interacting with a BIOTIC factor in the environment?

• Lamprey eels survive by attaching themselves to trout.

• Water temperature affects its oxygen level.

• Low light intensity affects the growth of forest pine trees.

• Gypsy moth caterpillars eat the leaves of apple trees.

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Which of the following is an ABIOTIC factor that could affect BIOTIC factors?

• Population of rabbits.

• Length of daylight.

• Presence of harmful bacteria.

• Number of herbivores.

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Biotic means

• living

• nonliving

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What is a example of a ABIOTIC factor?

• Panda

• Bacteria

• Butterfly

• Weather

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An organisms in an environment is a _______.

• abiotic factor

• biotic factor

Lizards and cacti are BIOTIC factors in a desert ecosystem. Which ABIOTIC factors do they depend on?

• insects and sun

• water and insects

• snakes and temperature

• water and soil

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Select all the ABIOTIC factors

• bacteria

• minerals

• sunlight

• temperature

• mushrooms

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Which is an example of a seasonal change to a BIOTIC factor?

• Temperatures get cooler in the fall.

• Hours of sunlight increase the summer.

• Birds fly south for the winter.

• Rainfall increases in the spring.

"Bio" is a prefix that means...

• not

• life

• book

• science