Biotic Factors in Ecosystems
Explore the living components of ecosystems with this Grade 6 science worksheet focusing on biotic factors, their roles, and interactions.
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Biotic Factors in Ecosystems
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of biotic factors within ecosystems.
1. Which of the following best describes a biotic factor?
Non-living parts of an ecosystem
Living or once-living parts of an ecosystem
The weather conditions in an ecosystem
The amount of sunlight an ecosystem receives
2. Which of these is an example of a producer in an ecosystem?
A fox
A mushroom
A sunflower
A human
3. Plants are examples of because they produce their own food.
4. Animals that eat other animals are called .
5. Decomposers, like bacteria and fungi, break down dead organisms and return to the soil.
6. Water is considered a biotic factor.
True
False
7. All living things in an ecosystem are biotic factors.
True
False
8. Look at the image below. Name two biotic factors you see in this pond ecosystem.
9. Explain the difference between a consumer and a decomposer.
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
10. An animal that eats only plants is called a(n) .
11. A lion is a because it eats only meat.
12. Humans are considered because they eat both plants and animals.
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