Title your page Ecosystem Comparison Chart Copy the

Title your page: Ecosystem Comparison Chart Copy the below information into your notebook. Biotic factors to consider: • Plants (vegetation) – producers • Animals – consumers • Fungi – decomposer • Bacteria – decomposer Abiotic factors to consider: • Amount of sunlight (light intensity) • Temperature • Rainfall & water availability • Cloud cover • Climate • Type of soil or rock • Oxygen • Level of pollutant

Biotic factors: Abiotic factors: Similarities between the two: Characteristics of Desert Ecosystem: Ecosystem Comparison Chart Characteristics of Rainforest Ecosystem: Then, use the following pictures on the next two slides to list both the abiotic and biotic factors of each ecosystem. You should use as many as you can. I recommend completing the middle section (similarities) last.

#1: Rainforest If needed, search “rainforest” on Google images

#2: Desert If needed, search “desert” on Google images

Under the biotic and abiotic factors t-chart… Write the title: Ecosystem Comparison Analysis Answer the following in complete sentences. Restate the question in your answer: 1. Why is each biotic and abiotic factor of an ecosystem important to the survival of the variety of organisms? 2. Are any biotic or abiotic factors in either ecosystem unnecessary? Why or why not? 3. Which ecosystem has more biodiversity? How do you know? 4. What abiotic characteristics improve the biodiversity of an area? 5. Explain how biodiversity is related to sustainability.