1.4.5 environmental factors. 2 need to know define and give examples of the following as applied to...
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1.4.5 Environmental Factors
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Need to know
Define and give examples of the following as applied to terrestrial (land) and aquatic (water) environments:
Abiotic
Biotic
Climatic
Edaphic factors
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Environmental factors that affect organisms
Abiotic These are non-living factors
Biotic These are living factors
Climatic These are the average weather conditions that affect the community in an ecosystem
Edaphic These refer to the soil
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Abiotic factors
These are the non-living features of an ecosystem (i.e. the physical and chemical conditions) that affect the community.
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Abiotic factors include:
Temperature
Light intensity
Air speed
Water current
Humidity
pH
Dissolved oxygen
Salinity
Nitrate, phosphate and other plant nutrients
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Abiotic factors in a woodland
Sun
Soil pH SoilMoisture
Humus
Minerals
Wind RainHeat Light
Shelter
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Learning check
What are the environmental factors that affect organisms?
Abiotic
Biotic
Climatic
Edaphic
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Biotic factors
These are the living features of an ecosystem that affect the other members of the community.
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Biotic factors include:
Plants for food and shelter
Predators
Prey
Parasites and pathogens
Decomposers
Competitors
Pollinators
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Learning check
What is meant by abiotic factors?These are the non-living features of an ecosystem (i.e. the physical and chemical conditions) that affect the community.
Give examplesTemperature, Light intensity, Air speedWater current, Humidity, pH, Dissolved oxygen, Salinity, Nitrate,Phosphate and other plant nutrients
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Climatic factors
These are elements of the climate (weather) that influence the life and distribution of the organisms that live in a particular environment.
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Climatic factors include:
Temperature
Rainfall
Humidity
Wind
Light intensity (including seasonal variations)
Day length
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Learning check
What are biotic factors?These are the living features of an ecosystem that affect the other members of the community
Give examples of biotic factors.Plants for food and shelterPredators and PreyParasites and PathogensDecomposers, Competitors, Pollinators
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Edaphic factors
These are the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the soil that influence the community.
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Edaphic factors include:
Soil type,
Soil pH,
Available (soil) water,
Air and Mineral content,
Humus,
Soil texture and Structure.
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Learning check
What are climatic factors?These are elements of the climate (weather) that influence the life and distribution of the organisms that live in a particular environment
Give examplesTemperature, Rainfall, HumidityWind, Day lengthLight intensity (including seasonal variations)
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Aquatic Environmental Factors
The following are also considered as factors:
Light penetration
Currents
Wave action
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Learning check
What are edaphic factors?
These are the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the soil that influence the community.
Give examplesSoil type, Soil pH, Available (soil) water,
Air and Mineral content, Humus,
Soil texture and Structure
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