Part II. Video Notes

Part I.

Draw a cat on the left side of your paper and a refrigerator on the right. Make a T-chart and list their similarities and differences.

Part II. Video Notes

In each of the world’s ______there are two things that influence the lives of the ______that live there: ______and ______factors. The prefix a- is Greek for ______and –bios is the Greek word for ______. The term abiotic literally means ______.

Abiotic factors refer to the ______things in a plant’s ______environment. Sunlight, ______, wind, ______, and temperature are all ______factors. ______factors are the ______organisms in a plants environment. A ______pollinating a flower, a Monarch caterpillar munching on a ______, and a Robin’s nest in a ______are biotic factors.

Plants are ______to the biotic and abiotic ______in the environment in which they grow. In the conservatory, scientists can ______those factors. Factors such as water, ______, temperature, and soil. By having a conservatory, we are able to grow plants that would not naturally ______in this area.

Part III.

1. ______the study of the ______between biotic and abiotic factors in ______.
2. ______includes all ______and ______factors in one particular environment.

1. TRUE or FALSE: Ecosystems have clear boundaries due to biotic and abiotic changes.
2. TRUE or FALSE: Ecosystems can change daily as things move from one ecosystem to another.
3. Biotic changes that cause things to move from one ecosystem to another: ______
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4. Abiotic changes that cause things to move from one ecosystem to another: ______
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Part IV.Complete the Venn diagram and determine which are examples of abiotic and biotic.

Whale Clock Water Fish Paper Glass Aluminum Wooden Ruler Sand Clouds Corpse Snail Steak Pork Chops Salad Bread Plant Hair Finger Nails Pipe Cotton Fabric Wool GoldPlastic Grapes Air

1. Biotic factors ______with each other in ______ways, such as ______, mutualism, and ______.

1. Biotic factors also interact with ______in the ecosystem. Biotic factors are ______upon water, ______, temperature, and ______.

Part V. Using the picture, make a list of all the factors that are abiotic and biotic.

AbioticBiotic

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Part VI.The following list of words needs that need to be placed into the category “biotic” or “abiotic” Place an “A” on the line if the word describes an abiotic factor and a “B” on the line if the word describes a biotic factor.

______Whale ______Clouds______Fish

______Clock ______Gold______Grapes

______Water______Plastic ______Air

______Paper ______Aluminum ______Glass

______Wooden Ruler ______Finger Nails ______Sand

______Corpse ______Snail ______Salad

______Bread ______Plant______Hair

______Pipe ______Cotton Fabric ______Wool