7.5.1 Biotic/Abiotic Factors

Abiotic means

• living

• nonliving

Which of the following is a biotic factor in an ocean ecosystem?

• the salt content of the water

• the temperature of the water

• the fish in the water

• the oxygen in the water

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

• alive
• biotic 
• abiotic
• living

What are the biotic factors in this image?

• sunlight, elephants, and grasses
• sunlight, water,  and air
• elephants, plants, trees 

Which of the following is a biotic factor?

• sun

• temperature

• soil

• grass

Which of the following is an abiotic factor?

• mushroom

• air

• elephant

• coyote

Lizards and cacti are biotic factors in a desert ecosystem that would rely on which abiotic factors?

• insects and sun

• water and insects

• snakes and temperature

• water and soil

Which is an example of an abiotic factor in a pond environment?

• The water

• A frog

• A grasshopper

• A snake

The sun is a _______factor

• Biotic

• Abiotic

Fish using it's gills to breath oxygen in the water is an example of the fish interacting with a

• Biotic factor

• Abiotic factor

• Competition

• Predator prey relationship