1. Competition: Its what’s for dinner
The influence of abiotic and biotic factors in an ecosystem

2. Mini-Game Challenge!
Please make a name plate (use a blank sheet of paper) with your first name with the markers at your table. You are a organism!
Then, on the plate, begin by writing down a list of at least 5 of the most important resource you need to survive in your life, rank them from greatest need to least.
Desert
Rainforest

3. Resources in an Ecosystem
What is an ecosystem?
A community of organisms (living things)and their environment
How did you rank your resources?
Why did you rank them that way?

4. Situation 1: FREEZE!
There is a freeze, you must choose one resource to get rid of!

5. Situation 2: Winter= Less Sunlight
It is now winter and have to find food at night in the dark. If one of your resources has light capabilities, you are able to find twice as much food compared to others!

6. Situation 3: Drought!
There is a drought, and those with water stay alive, while the rest die off.

7. Situation 4: Competition!
There is a food shortage and only food that grows on tall trees is left! If you are shorter than Mr. Brown, you are wiped out!

8. Class Discussion
Defining terms.
Abiotic- describes the physical or non-living parts of an environment such as water, soil, and temperature
Biotic- describes the part of an environment made up of organisms (living things- food, plants, animals, bacteria, etc.) and the organic waste they produce
In the chart on your paper, list the biotic and abiotic factors in our ecosystem today.
To think about:
What were resources you were competing for? Where some resources more valuable than others?
What were skills you needed in order to compete for the food?

9. Exit Ticket
On the back of your name plate, answer the following questions about the picture below:
What biotic and abiotic would be competed for in this ecosystem?
What would the plants be competing for/what would the animals be competing for?
Place in turn-in box!