Biotic Abiotic Sorting Activity

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🌿 Part 1: Vocabulary Check

1. Match each term to its correct definition by drawing lines:

Ecosystem

Biotic

Abiotic

All living things in an environment

All non-living things in an environment

All living and non-living things interacting in an area

2. Fill in the blanks using the words: biotic, abiotic, ecosystem

A forest is an example of an _______________. The trees and animals are _______________ factors, whilst the rocks and soil are _______________ factors.

Sorting Practice

3. Sort these items into biotic or abiotic by ticking the correct column:

Item	Biotic (Living)	Abiotic (Non-living)
Kangaroo
Sunlight
Eucalyptus tree
River water
Bacteria in soil
Temperature

4. Which of these is the most challenging to classify? Circle one and explain why:

Kangaroo • Sunlight • Eucalyptus tree • River water • Bacteria in soil • Temperature

🌱 Part 3: Ecosystem Interactions

5. Choose TWO abiotic factors and explain how they affect living organisms:

Abiotic factor 1: _____________________

How it affects living things:

Abiotic factor 2: _____________________

How it affects living things:

6. Complete this sentence using scientific vocabulary:

Abiotic factors are important in ecosystems because ________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

7. Extension Challenge: What might happen to the biotic factors in a forest ecosystem if there was no rainfall for 6 months?