Biotic and Abiotic Factors

_________describes a relationship in which both organisms depend on each other and both benefit.

mutualism

The prickley- pear cactus is a biotic factor that makes sunlight important to an animal as the ________.

Texas Tortoise

Abiotic factors is a term for the physical components of and environment such as _________.

wind, temperature, and soil

a group of organisms that share similar characteristics and can mate with each other to produce offspring

species

What components make up an environment?

abiotic and biotic factors

all the living and nonliving things in an area that interact with each other

ecosystem

all of the living parts of an ecosystem

biotic

all the living and nonliving things that surround an organism

environment

the group of organisms of the same species living in the same area

population

any individual living thing

organism

all of the nonliving parts of an ecosystem

abiotic

When resources are scarce, organisms within a population must ________ for biotic and abiotic factors.

compete

The members of one species might compete with the members of another species for limited ___________.

resources