Biotic and Abiotic factors

Question 1

what is a species

Answer 1

a group of organisms that can interbreed to produce fertile offspring

Question 2

what is a habitat

Answer 2

an area where organisms live

Question 3

what is a population

Answer 3

a group of the same species that live in a particular area

Question 4

what is a community

Answer 4

all the different organisms that live in a particular area

Question 5

what is an ecosystem

Answer 5

all the organisms and the environment in which they live

Question 6

types of ecosystems

Answer 6

tropical rainforest, deciduous forest, coniferous forest, savannah grassland, desert, tundra

Question 7

what is an abiotic factor

Answer 7

non-living parts of the environment that can often have a major influence on living organisms

Question 8

name types of abiotic factors

Answer 8

light intensity, temperature, moisture levels, soil pH and mineral content, wind intensity and direction, CO2 levels for plans, 02 levels for aquatic animals

Question 9

name types of biotic factors

Answer 9

availability of food, new predators arriving, new pathogens, one species outcompeting another so the numbers are no longer sufficient to breed

Question 10

what piece of equipment would you use to measure light intensity

Answer 10

light thermometer