Abiotic vs. Biotic
Abiotic = nonliving Biotic = living
Biotic or Abiotic
The Answers
Water Abiotic
Moss Biotic
Black Mold Biotic
Cloud Abiotic
Dirt or Soil Abiotic
Athlete Foot (Fungus) Biotic
Sun Abiotic
Thrush (Fungus) Biotic
Bacteria (Strep) Biotic
Rocks Abiotic
Abiotic Factors Examples are the sun, soil, wind, water, rocks, and viruses.
Biotic Factors Anything that is living Examples are ALL animals, plants, bacteria, fungi, protists
Heterotroph vs. Autotroph
Autotroph = producers Make their own food 2 ways of making their own food 1.Photosynthesis- use sunlight to make carbohydrates 2.Chemosynthesis- uses chemicals to make carbohydrates
Heterotroph= Consumers Must obtain food (carbohydrates) from other organisms 5 types
Omnivore Eat both plant and meat Examples: humans, bears, raccoon, and fox
Carnivore Eat only meat Examples: Lion, tigers, owls, jellyfish, snakes, sharks
Herbivore Eat only plants Examples: deer, zebra, giraffe, cow, elephant, sheep
Detritivore Eat dead things (scavenger) Examples: crows, flies, coyotes, hyenas
Decomposer Feed on dead things and break them down into organic matter Examples: earthworms, fungi, bacteria
Ecological levels of organization Species (Organism) Population Community Ecosystem Biomes Biosphere
Species (organism) Individuals that can interbreed and have fertile offspring
Population Organisms of the same species living in a certain area
Community Several populations living in the same area
Ecosystem Several communities along with the abiotic factors
Biome Several ecosystems in a given region
Biosphere All of the biomes on Earth The whole world