.. MRS C GREN Living Things Name: Characteristic M: R: S: C: G: R: E: N: Description ----An Animal Example A Plant Example Name: _ _ _ _____ ___ _ _ _ Date: _ _ _ ___ _ _ Period: Abiotic vs. Biotic Factors Worksheet 1. What is an abiotic factor? 2. What is a biotic factor? The following list is to be entered into a Venn diagram, where the circles are labeled ABIOTIC and BIOTIC. Place the remaining examples into the intersection of the diagram. LIST: • • • • • • • • • Whale Clock Water Fish Paper Soil Aluminum Wooden Ruler Sand ABIOTIC • • • • • • • • • Clouds Bacteria Snail Steak Water Salad Bread Plant Hair • • • • • • • • Gas Pipe Cotton Fabric Wool Gold Plastic Grapes Air _ Look at the pond ecosystem. List the abiotic factors you would find on the left and the biotic factors on the right of your paper. Abiotic (nonliving - never was alive) Biotic (livina) List the abiotic and the biotic factors in the following image. Abiotic Factors Biotic Factors