Biotic & Abiotic Factors in an Ecosystem (2020)

Fill in the missing words below. Ecologyis the study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. Biotic factorsare living factors in an ecosystem. Biotic factors include plants, animals,and bacteria. Abitoicfactors are the nonliving components of the environment. Abiotic factors include air,water, and soil. This abiotic factor is the MOST IMPORTANT because all life is mostly composed of it... oxygen water lightening minerals Why is our atmosphere important? it provides oxygen for us to breathe and perform respiration it shields us from UV rays it is a part of our Hydrologic Cycle all of the above Which of the following is NOT a part of an ecosystems climate? temperature amount of moisture soil wind Which of the following is why soil is such an important part of an ecosystem and why we should protect our soil? it provides nutrients to plants; which in turn provides nutrients to other organisms it provides a home for organisms, such as decomposers, which return nutrients to plants it sustains farmers crops and ensures society has food all are important reasons to protect our soil Which situation represents an abiotic factor and a biotic factor? a frog feeding on an insect a tree growing in rich soil a chicken hatching from an egg a caterpillar changing into a butterfly Sort it out! Categorize each as biotic or abiotic Biotic grasshopper flea worms in the soil fungi tree roots flowers tree limb Abiotic water rocks oxygen soil sunlight clouds minerals Looking @ the Big Picture Use the following responses to fill in the TAGS on this image:Ecosystem, Individual, Biosphere, Community, Population Biosphere Ecosystem Community Population Individual