Ch.02- The Physical Environment

Question 0

Biotic

Answer 0

of or referring to the living component of an environment

Question 1

Abiotic

Answer 1

Of or referring to the physical or non living environment

Question 2

The physical environment includes:

Answer 2

• Climate: long term trends in temp and precipitation

- Chemical environment: -salinity, acidity, gasses - composition of soil determines availability of water and nutrients

Question 3

weather

Answer 3

Current, temp, humidity, precipitation, wind, etc.

Question 4

Climate

Answer 4

• long term description of weather in a region measured over years and decades
• climate includes variation