1.4.5 Environmental Factors Worksheet



1.4.5 Environmental Factors Worksheet

Environmental factors that affect organisms

Abiotic These are ________________________________

Biotic These are ________________________________

Climatic These are the _____________________________ that affect the community in an ecosystem

Edaphic These refer to the _______________

Abiotic factors

These are the ______________________________ of an ecosystem (i.e. the ________________ and ________________ conditions) that affect the community.

Abiotic factors include:

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

and other plant nutrients

Abiotic factors in a woodland

Biotic factors

These are the ___________________ of an ecosystem that affect the other members of the community.

Biotic factors include:

___________________for food and shelter

___________________

___________________

___________________and ___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

Climatic factors

These are elements of the ___________________________ that influence the ______________________________________of the organisms that live in a particular environment.

Climatic factors include:

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________ (including seasonal variations)

___________________

Edaphic factors

These are the ____________________________________________________ characteristics of the soil that influence the community.

Edaphic factors include:

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

___________________

Aquatic Environmental Factors

The following are also considered as factors:

___________________

___________________

___________________

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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