Biotic and Abiotic Factors [Easel]

This four-page worksheet explores real-world examples of biotic and abiotic factors. Students will connect the prefixes "bio-" and "a-" to the tangible examples pictured on the worksheet. The goal of the activity is to recognize factors that came from living things are still considered biotic, and to review the distinction between the terms biotic and abiotic.

The activity features 20 scenarios, each with a two-part multiple-choice question. Examples include trees, rocks, fallen dead trees, clouds/precipitation, grass, temperature, air/wind, fossils, fallen leaves, worms, shrubs, sunlight, mushrooms, soil, feces, animal carcass, water, topography, shell with nothing in it, and antler that fell off a deer.

CONTENTS

• 4-slide multiple choice Easel Activity
• 4-slide fill in Easel Activity
• 40-question multiple choice Easel Assessment
• Answer key

Note: the three different formats each have the same questions