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Biotic and Abiotic Factors. Notes 13.2. Ecosystem. All ecosystems are made up of living and nonliving components Biotic factors are living things, such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria Abiotic factors are nonliving things such as moisture, temperature, wind, sunlight, and soil.
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Biotic and Abiotic Factors Notes 13.2
Ecosystem All ecosystems are made up of living and nonliving components Biotic factors are living things, such as plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria Abiotic factors are nonliving things such as moisture, temperature, wind, sunlight, and soil
Changing factors Biodiversity is the assortment, or variety, of living things in an ecosystem A keystone species is a species that has an unusually large effect on its ecosystem. Ex. Beavers When they build dams they change the flow of water, create an ecosystem used by a variety of species, and increase overall diversity