Grade 5 Science: Biotic Factors
Explore biotic factors in ecosystems with this Grade 5 science worksheet. Learn about living components, their roles, and interactions.
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Grade 5 Science: Biotic Factors
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Biotic factors are all the living or once-living parts of an ecosystem. This includes plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. They interact with each other and with non-living (abiotic) factors to form a complete ecosystem.
1. Which of the following is an example of a biotic factor?
Sunlight
Water
Tree
Soil
2. Organisms that produce their own food are called:
Consumers
Decomposers
Producers
Carnivores
1. All the living things in an ecosystem are called factors.
2. Animals that eat other animals are called .
3. Fungi and bacteria are examples of because they break down dead organisms.
1. Biotic factors do not interact with abiotic factors.
True
False
2. Plants are producers because they make their own food.
True
False
1. Name three different biotic factors you might find in a forest ecosystem.
2. Explain why decomposers are important biotic factors in an ecosystem.
Look at the food web below. Identify the producers, consumers, and decomposers.
Producers:
Consumers:
Decomposers: