1. Living vs. Nonliving?

2. Nonliving is the opposite of living.
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3. Dead is also the opposite of living
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4. But nonliving and dead aren’t really the same thing.
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5. Instead we use the terms
Abiotic
Biotic
The root “bio” means life
The prefix “a” means without or not
Together, abiotic means “not living” or “without life”
Think of abiotic things (factors) as things that were never alive
The root “bio” means life
Biotic means having to do with life or living things.
Think of biotic things (factors) as things that are living or came from living things including dead things.

6. What things can you think of that are . . . .
abiotic?
biotic? ? ?

7. What things can you think of that are . . . .
abiotic?
biotic?
Rocks
Dirt
The sun
The atmosphere
Weather
Most chemicals pH
Temperature
Plants
Animals
Fungi
Bacteria
Protists
Bio-chemicals
DNA
Proteins, etc.