Abiotic Factors Content Practice A LESSON 1

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Date
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Chapter 20
Content Practice A
LESSON 1
Abiotic Factors
Directions: On each line, write the term from the word bank that correctly completes each sentence. Some terms
may be used more than once.
abiotic
atmosphere
biotic
climate
ecosystem
soil
sunlight
water
weather
1. The
gives us air to breathe.
2. A(n)
contains living and nonliving things.
3. Living things are known as
factors. Nonliving things are
known as
factors.
4. A region’s
is its average
conditions over time.
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5. In addition to fertile
, outdoor plants need
and
6. A desert’s hot and dry
to grow.
determines what kind of organisms
can live there.
Directions: On the line before each statement, write T if the statement is true or F if the statement is false.
7. Some organisms are not affected by any abiotic factors.
8. The abiotic factors in an environment may change.
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