Name: ____________

Abiotic and Biotic Factors

1. A biotic factor is
a. Non-living parts of an ecosystem
b. Weather
c. Living organisms in an ecosystem
2. Which of the following is an example of an abiotic factor?
a. Lion
b. Plant
c. Water
d. Air
e. Both C and D
3. Temperature, sunlight, air, water, and soil, are all _________ parts of
the environment
a. Abiotic
b. Living
c. Boreal
d. Biotic
4. An abiotic factor
a. Are non-living parts of an ecosystem
b. Are living organisms of an ecosystem
5. Abiotic defines the living parts of an ecosystem
a. True
b. False
6. Which of these is the sphere where you can find all the plants and
animals on the Earth?
a. Lithosphere
b. Stratosphere
c. Biosphere
d. Asthenosphere
7. In the forest, a grizzly bear would be an example of a what?
a. Ecosystem
b. Biome
c. Habitat
d. Biotic factor
8. What is population?
a. A single organism
b. A group of different species in the same ecosystem
c. A group of the same species in an ecosystem
9. When a cheetah kills and eats a zebra, the cheetah is a
a. Competitor
b. Prey
c. Predator
d. Herbivore
10. Which of the following is a predator?
a. Earthworm
b. Lion
c. Squirrel
d. Mouse