6 Characteristics of Living Things
1. Growth and Development
2. Organization (cells)
3. Response to stimuli
4. Homeostasis
5. Use of Energy
6. Reproduction
How do living things
and the nonliving parts
of the environment
interact?
What do you think?
Before you begin, decide if you agree or
disagree with each of these statements.
As you view this presentation, see if you
change your mind about any of the
statements.
The air you breathe is mostly oxygen.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
Not for a grade
Agree
Disagree
00
30
Living things are made mostly of water.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
Not for a
grade.
Agree
Disagree
00
30
1. What makes up an ecosystem?
2. How do abiotic factors affect living
things (biotic factors)?
Focus Questions
18.1 Abiotic Factors
• Ecosystem – all the living and
nonliving things in a given area.
1. What makes up an ecosystem?
• An ecosystem
can be a pond,
a desert, an
ocean, a forest,
or your
neighborhood.
1. What makes up an ecosystem?
Ecosystem
Biotic
factors
Abiotic
factors
Leave space
under biotic
and abiotic
factors
Using the picture, work with
your team and do a
RallyRobin to label the
picture with:
- B (biotic factors, living)
- A (abiotic factors,
nonliving)
Biotic vs. Abiotic factors
1. What makes up an ecosystem?
Ecosystem
Biotic
factors
Abiotic
factors
Living things:
• ________
• ________
• ________
• ________
Nonliving things:
• ________
• ________
• ________
• ________
Add
examples to
concept map
1. Air (Atmosphere)
• Provides living things with
Oxygen
– Atmosphere = 78% N2, 21%O2
• Protects them from certain
harmful rays from the sun
Abiotic Factors that affect living things:
2. Water
• All life requires water
• Organisms are made mostly of water
• Need water for important life processes
(growing & reproducing)
3. Sunlight
• Source of almost all energy on Earth
• Provided warmth & light
• Plants use sunlight to make food
4. Soil
• Provides water and nutrients for plants
• Home for many organisms
• Soil is made up of bits
of rocks, water, air,
minerals, and the
remains of once-living
things.
5. Temperature
• Influences where organisms can survive
• Temperatures on Earth vary greatly.
6. Climate
• Influences where organisms can live
• Climate describes
average weather
conditions in an
area over time.
• A climate’s
weather conditions
include temperature,
moisture, and wind.
• Ecosystems include all
the biotic and abiotic
factors in an area.
• Biotic factors are the
living things in
ecosystems.
• Abiotic factors are the nonliving
things in ecosystems, including
water, sunlight, temperature, climate,
air, and soil.
The air you breathe is mostly oxygen.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
Agree
Disagree
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45
Living things are made mostly of water.
1. Agree
2. Disagree
Do you agree or disagree?
Agree
Disagree
00
45
Which term refers to the nonliving things
in an ecosystem?
1. climate factors
2. biotic factors
3. abiotic factors
4. atmospheric factors
clim
ate
factors
bioticfactors
abioticfactorsatm
osphericfactors
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Which of these is the layer of gases that
surrounds Earth?
1. Ecosystem
2. Atmosphere
3. Climate
4. temperature
Ecosystem
Atm
osphere
Clim
ate
tem
perature
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A climate’s possible weather conditions
include which of these?
1. soil, temperature, and
moisture
2. atmosphere, moisture,
and wind
3. gases, moisture, and
atmosphere
4. temperature, moisture,
and wind
soil,tem
perature,and
m
o...
atm
osphere,m
oisture,a..
gases,m
oisture,and
at...
tem
perature,m
oisture,...
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Enter Question Text
On the following slides, you will decide if the
picture shown represents biotic or
abiotic factors.
Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Abiotic or Biotic?
1. Abiotic
2. Biotic
Abiotic
Biotic
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Ch 18-1 Abiotic factors

  • 1.
    6 Characteristics ofLiving Things 1. Growth and Development 2. Organization (cells) 3. Response to stimuli 4. Homeostasis 5. Use of Energy 6. Reproduction
  • 2.
    How do livingthings and the nonliving parts of the environment interact?
  • 3.
    What do youthink? Before you begin, decide if you agree or disagree with each of these statements. As you view this presentation, see if you change your mind about any of the statements.
  • 4.
    The air youbreathe is mostly oxygen. 1. Agree 2. Disagree Do you agree or disagree? Not for a grade Agree Disagree 00 30
  • 5.
    Living things aremade mostly of water. 1. Agree 2. Disagree Do you agree or disagree? Not for a grade. Agree Disagree 00 30
  • 6.
    1. What makesup an ecosystem? 2. How do abiotic factors affect living things (biotic factors)? Focus Questions 18.1 Abiotic Factors
  • 7.
    • Ecosystem –all the living and nonliving things in a given area. 1. What makes up an ecosystem? • An ecosystem can be a pond, a desert, an ocean, a forest, or your neighborhood.
  • 8.
    1. What makesup an ecosystem? Ecosystem Biotic factors Abiotic factors Leave space under biotic and abiotic factors
  • 9.
    Using the picture,work with your team and do a RallyRobin to label the picture with: - B (biotic factors, living) - A (abiotic factors, nonliving) Biotic vs. Abiotic factors
  • 10.
    1. What makesup an ecosystem? Ecosystem Biotic factors Abiotic factors Living things: • ________ • ________ • ________ • ________ Nonliving things: • ________ • ________ • ________ • ________ Add examples to concept map
  • 11.
    1. Air (Atmosphere) •Provides living things with Oxygen – Atmosphere = 78% N2, 21%O2 • Protects them from certain harmful rays from the sun Abiotic Factors that affect living things:
  • 12.
    2. Water • Alllife requires water • Organisms are made mostly of water • Need water for important life processes (growing & reproducing)
  • 13.
    3. Sunlight • Sourceof almost all energy on Earth • Provided warmth & light • Plants use sunlight to make food
  • 14.
    4. Soil • Provideswater and nutrients for plants • Home for many organisms • Soil is made up of bits of rocks, water, air, minerals, and the remains of once-living things.
  • 15.
    5. Temperature • Influenceswhere organisms can survive • Temperatures on Earth vary greatly.
  • 16.
    6. Climate • Influenceswhere organisms can live • Climate describes average weather conditions in an area over time. • A climate’s weather conditions include temperature, moisture, and wind.
  • 17.
    • Ecosystems includeall the biotic and abiotic factors in an area. • Biotic factors are the living things in ecosystems.
  • 18.
    • Abiotic factorsare the nonliving things in ecosystems, including water, sunlight, temperature, climate, air, and soil.
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    The air youbreathe is mostly oxygen. 1. Agree 2. Disagree Do you agree or disagree? Agree Disagree 00 45
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    Living things aremade mostly of water. 1. Agree 2. Disagree Do you agree or disagree? Agree Disagree 00 45
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    Which term refersto the nonliving things in an ecosystem? 1. climate factors 2. biotic factors 3. abiotic factors 4. atmospheric factors clim ate factors bioticfactors abioticfactorsatm osphericfactors 0 000 45
  • 22.
    Which of theseis the layer of gases that surrounds Earth? 1. Ecosystem 2. Atmosphere 3. Climate 4. temperature Ecosystem Atm osphere Clim ate tem perature 0 000 45
  • 23.
    A climate’s possibleweather conditions include which of these? 1. soil, temperature, and moisture 2. atmosphere, moisture, and wind 3. gases, moisture, and atmosphere 4. temperature, moisture, and wind soil,tem perature,and m o... atm osphere,m oisture,a.. gases,m oisture,and at... tem perature,m oisture,... 0 000 45
  • 24.
    Enter Question Text Onthe following slides, you will decide if the picture shown represents biotic or abiotic factors.
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