Abiotic vs. Biotic

A biotic vs. Biotic

• Abiotic = nonliving

• Biotic = living

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

Biotic or Abiotic

The Answers

WaterAbiotic

MossBiotic

Black MoldBiotic

CloudAbiotic

Dirt or Soil Abiotic

Athlete Foot (Fungus)Biotic

SunAbiotic

Thrush (Fungus)Biotic

Bacteria (Strep)Biotic

RocksAbiotic

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