Abiotic Factors Affecting Organisms Flashcards

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1
Q

List some examples of abiotic factors that affect organisms

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Altitude

Aspect

Steepness

Exposure

Currents

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2
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What is aspect?

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The direction a surface faces

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3
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What are the two main abiotic factors that affect organisms?

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Altitude - high altitude or low altitude

Aspect - north or south facing slopes

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Write a note on how altitude affects an organism

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Higher altitudes are cooler, wetter and windier than lower altitudes

Trees and other producers cannot live at higher altitudes

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Describe the environment at high altitudes.

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Cool

Wet

Windy

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6
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What cannot grow at high altitudes?

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Trees and other producers

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7
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What type of altitude is wet, cold and windy?

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High altitudes

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Write a note on how aspect affects an organism.

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North-facing slopes are cooler and darker than south-facing slopes

As a result plants grow on south-facing slopes

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9
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Describe the environment on a north-facing slope.

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Cool

Dark

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10
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What type of aspect is cool and dark?

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North-facing slopes

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11
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What cannot grow on north-facing slopes?

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Plants

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12
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What type of aspect do plants prefer?

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South-facing slopes

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13
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What are abiotic factors?

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Non-living factors

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