Abiotic Factors of an Ecosystem: Definition & Examples

About This Quiz & Worksheet

Abiotic factors are all of the non-living things in an ecosystem. This quiz/worksheet combo will help test your understanding of them by asking multiple choice questions about what constitutes an abiotic factor and an ecosystem.

Quiz & Worksheet Goals

Use these assessment tools to assess your knowledge of:

• Specific examples of abiotic factors and ecosystems
• Limiting and controlling factors
• Definitions of abiotic factors and ecosystems
• The relationship between abiotic and biotic factors

Skills Practiced

This worksheet and quiz let you practice the following skills:

• Reading comprehension - ensure that you draw the most important information from the related lesson on abiotic factors of an ecosystem
• Distinguishing differences - compare and contrast topics from the lesson, such as the difference between abiotic and biotic factors
• Information recall - access the knowledge you've gained regarding abiotic factors and ecosystems
• Critical thinking - apply relevant concepts to examine information about ecosystems and their factors in a different light

Additional Learning

To learn more about abiotic factors in an ecosystem, review the corresponding lesson on abiotic factors of an ecosystem. This lesson covers the following objectives:

• Explore ecosystems and how they are affected
• Examine the difference between biotic factors and abiotic factors
• Examine the difference between controlling and limiting factors
• Recognize he importance of the relationships between and within ecosystems