Biotic Versus Abiotic And Biodiversity

Question 1

Biotic- Definition and Example

Answer 1

Living things in an ecosystem:

Ex- Animals, plants, disease, predation, competition

Question 2

Abiotic- Definition and Example

Answer 2

Non-living things in an ecosystem:

Ex-Air, water, rocks, land formations, ozone layer, light, heat, soil

Question 3

What happens if a biotic factor dies?

Answer 3

It is still considered to be biotic, however we define it as “biotic-dead.”

Question 4

Ecology

Answer 4

The study of how organisms interact with one another and with their environment
- A variety of abiotic and biotic factors affect these interactions

Question 5

Biodiversity

Answer 5

The number and variety of species in an ecosystem
Diverse- Rainforest
Not Diverse- Desert

Question 6

Sustainability

Answer 6

Sustainability means to try and keep something running for as long as possible.

Question 8

What are the three key elements an ecosystem needs in order to be sustainable? What does each element mean?

Answer 8

Diversity- Number of different species.
Productivity- Is the growth rate of how fast things take to reproduce or grow.
Resilience- The ability to come back after a disturbance.

Question 9

Why is diversity important?

Answer 9

Ecosystems that are biologically diverse are more sustainable because if one element becomes extinct, there are other elements to rely on.