Notes biotic abiotic factors

Notes: Biotic and Abiotic Factors (page 4)

Definitions

• Ecology = The study of interactions between organisms and their environment

Definitions

• Ecology = The study of interactions between organisms and their environment

• Environment = An organism’s surroundings, including living and non-living factors

Definitions

• Ecology = The study of interactions between organisms and their environment

• Environment = An organism’s surroundings, including living and non-living factors

• Habitat = The area inhabited by a particular species

Biotic and Abiotic Factors

• Biotic factors = All the living organisms that are part of an environment

Biotic and Abiotic Factors

• Biotic factors = All the living organisms that are part of an environment

• Abiotic factors = Non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment (for example: temperature, light, water, and nutrients)

Output activity (pg 5)

• Make 2 columns, labeled “biotic” and “abiotic”

• List at least 5 biotic and 5 abiotic factors that affect you daily

Limiting factors (pg 4)

• Limiting factor = The biotic or abiotic factor that limits the survival and productivity of an organism

• Limiting factor = The biotic or abiotic factor that limits the survival and productivity of an organism

• Example: Limiting factors for plantsIn the desert = WaterIn the rainforest = Light or herbivores