SLIDE 1
Starter
Name a BIOTIC factor and an ABIOTIC factor in the Ecosystem where we live. (HINT: “Bio” means life)
What are they?
- Abiotic and Biotic: what’s the common
Greek word?
- “Bio”
- “Bio” means “life”
- Prefix “A” in Greek means “without”
- Abiotic = “having no life”
- Biotic = “having life”
Abiotic Factors
- Abiotic factors are NON-LIVING things in an
ecosystem.
- Can you think of some examples?
Biotic Factors
- Biotic factors are LIVING things in an ecosystem.
- Can you think of some examples?