Biotic and Abiotic Factors - Denton ISD

Day Two 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Think Pair Share Do biotic and abiotic factors affect each other? 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Ec logy Ecolog o y

the study of the relationships between biotic and abiotic factors in environments their home Eco = home -logy eco eco climate syste eco eco climate

syste m m 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX = study of zo climat zoology ology ology climat

Ecosystem is a system where abiotic and biotic factors interact with each other in a particular area. Biotic Factors the living parts of an ecosystem 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX

Abiotic Factors the nonliving parts of an ecosystem Examples of Ecosystems Mountains Coral Reef in Arizona Desert in Colorado Belize

2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Do biotic and abiotic factors affect each other? If there is no watercan anything grow or survive? If it is extremely cold one winter, will that affect whether an animal makes it? 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX

Do biotic and abiotic factors affect each other? If there is no watercan anything grow or survive? No! If it is extremely cold one winter, will that affect whether an animal makes it? Yes! So, abiotic and biotic DO affect each other. Even though water and temperature arent living things, they DO affect living things! 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX

Ecosystem Interactions do not necessarily have clear boundaries due to biotic and abiotic changes can change daily as things move from one ecosystem to another Biotic Abiotic migration, seed dispersal,

overpopulation flood, flood, erosion, erosion, drought drought 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Biotic Factors interact with each other in such as complex ways

also interact with abiotic factors in the ecosystem 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX parasitism mutualism competition dependent upon water, minerals, temperature,

light 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Engage: Organization Activity Read the following passage then work with your partner. A student lives in an apartment with his family in the Gateways Apartment Complex. The apartment complex is located in the Regency neighborhood of the city Starville. The city of Starville is located in Denton county in the state of Texas. Task: Identify the six locations used to describe where the student lives. Put them in order from the most precise

location to the broadest. 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Levels of Organization all one living all all individual organisms and interacting living

of nonliving the thing same populations kind things in living an in interacting one area ecosystem within a

certain area 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX Engage Activity Card Sort With your partner, examine all the cards carefully. Determine whether they represent an organism, a population, a community, or an ecosystem. 2004 Plano ISD, Plano, TX