Biotic and Abiotic Factors Flashcards
It is the interaction relationship among physical factors in the environment.
Abiotic Factors
It is the study of the interaction between living and non-living and the interaction with its surroundings.
Environmental Science
It is the interactive relationship among _________ in the community.
Biotic Factors
Examples of abiotic factors
Water, Sunlight, Soil, Oxygen
Examples of biotic factors
Plants, Animals, Microorganisms, all living things
An important ecological factor, It is an inorganic substance that plays an important role in the ecosystem.
Water
It brings about changes in the life forms of plants and animals. As aquatic plants and animals have different structures from terrestrial form.
Water
It is very irregularly distributed on the earth’s surface. It has an important bearing on the character of the organisms that live in various types of habitats.
Water
What are the different types of plants according to water requirements?
Thropophytes, Mesophytes, Xerophytes,
Hydrophytes, Halophytes
These plants can adapt to year after a year where seasonal changes bring mark change in the amount of available water from the soil.
Thropophytes
Most of our plants bearing flowers and fruits are classified as _______. They need a moderated supply of water for subsistence.
Mesophytes
Plants that can be tolerated where water supply is very scanty.
Xerophytes
These plants thrive in places where The amount of water is abundant: usually, water plants are called _______.
Hydrophytes
Plants thriving in a place where the water available contains much dissolved salts.
Halophytes
It is another important ecological factor On land.
Soil