LIVING OR NONLIVING???
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Turtle
Water
Leaves
Sunlight
Mushroom
Aluminum
Hay
8. Clouds
9. Wind
10. Bacteria
11. Bones
12. Butterfly
13. Snow
14. Apples
WHAT IS AN ECOSYSTEM?
The living and non-living components of an
environment
But… What is living? What is non-living?
BIOTIC FACTORS
The living or once-living components in an
ecosystem.
Examples:
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING
THINGS
1. Growth
2. Movement
3. Sensitivity
4. Nutrition
5. Reproduction
6. Respiration
7. Excretion
ABIOTIC FACTORS
The non-living components in an
ecosystem.
Examples:
WHY ARE ABIOTIC FACTORS IMPORTANT?
Because they help the biotic factors survive.
Examples:
PRACTICE
LIMITING FACTORS
A factor that controls populations in its
environment.
~ can be living or non-living
Examples:
CARRYING CAPACITY
The number of organisms an environment
can support