Module 4: Ecosystem Dynamic

Question 1

What are abiotic factors?

Answer 1

Non living, physical and chemical features

Question 2

What are seven abiotic factors?

Answer 2

Viscosity
Buoyancy
Temperature
Pressure
Availability of Gases
Water + Ions
Light Penetration

Question 3

What is osmotic balance?

Answer 3

The optimal concentration of ions in cells and body tissues

Question 4

What are biotic factors?

Answer 4

Living components of an ecosystem

Question 5

How are biotic factors classified from smallest to largest?

Answer 5

Individual
Community
Habitat
Ecosystem
Biome
Biosphere

Question 6

What is a community?

Answer 6

Different populations in an area or habitat

Question 7

What is a habitat?

Answer 7

The place where organisms live

Question 8

What is an ecosystem?

Answer 8

A community and its environment and the interaction of abiotic and biotic factors

Question 9

What is a biome?

Answer 9

A large naturally occurring community of flora and fauna

Question 10

What is a biosphere?

Answer 10

The region of surface and atmosphere occupied by living organisms