Ecosystems Flashcards

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What is an ecosystem

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A specific area in a biome with characteristic vegetation, in which there is a close interactionbetween the abiotic and biotic components

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Name the two things stay happens on an ecosystem

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There is a sustainable flow of energy through an ecosystem and a recycling of nutrients.

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What is a habitat

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A habitat is the environment in which an organism lives and interacts with other living organisms (biotic) and with non-living factors (abiotic).

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What are abiotic factors

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Abiotic factors are the non-living components of the biosphere. s.

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What do abiotic factors have an influence on

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They have an influence on the distribution and survival of the biotic components

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What are biotic factors

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Biotic factors are the living components,namely plants and animals and the interactions between them, e.g. producers, consumers and decomposers.

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List the 3sections of abiotic factors

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Climate
Edaphic
Physiographic

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