Question

Listed in the Item Bank are key terms and expressions, each of which is associated with one of the columns. Drag and drop each item into the correct column. Order does not matter.
Factors in an ecosystem can be classified as biotic or abiotic.
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Abiotic Biotic

Answer 1

Abiotic (nonliving):
- Sunlight
- Temperature (heat/cold)
- Water (moisture, rainfall)
- Soil, rocks, and minerals
- Air (oxygen, carbon dioxide)
- pH and salinity
- Humidity and wind
- Nutrient availability

Biotic (living or once-living):
- Plants (trees, grasses, algae — producers)
- Animals (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores)
- Microorganisms (bacteria, protists)
- Fungi
- Decomposers and detritus (dead organic matter)
- Interactions like predation, competition, symbiosis