Abiotic Factors Plants/Animals
Sunlight-Water-Air-Bees, which is not an abiotic part that plants rely on?
Bees
What do detritivores feed on?
They eat dead organisms directly or break down dead things to get energy.
These two Greek philosophers where considered the first ecologists who had the interest of studying plants and animals.
Aristotle and Theophrastus
What is the term for the physical components of an environment, such as wind, temperature and soil?
Who coined the term "ecology"?
Ernst Haeckel.
What abiotic factor provides light so plants can photosynthesize?
Sun
Autotroph means self-feeder. Also known as....
Producers.
In the 18th Century, these two schools of thought dominated the growing scientific study of ecology.
Arcadian Ecology School and the Imperial Ecology School.
If the overall temperature of an area were to rise, would that be an example of a biotic or an abiotic factor?
Abiotic - Temperature is non-living.
Who was considered the father of ecology by many scholars?
Alexander von Humbolt
Which of the following is not an abiotic factor that plants depend on?
Rain - Sunlight - Soil - Rocks
Rocks
A drought causes crops to die and as a result cattle go hungry. What are the biotic factors in this case?
Cattle and crops
This scientist pioneered in the field of taxonomy in 1758.
Carl von Linne (Carolus Linnaeus)
If a river is the water source for an ecosystem, is the river a biotic or abiotic factor to that ecosystem?
Abiotic
What is symbiosis?
The living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms.
Birds compete for nesting sites in a building. What is the abiotic factor?
Nesting sites or building
What is the name of the process that some biotic factors use to get energy and that it is not photosynthesis?
Chemosynthesis.
Name three countries that set several expeditions to discover new natural resources and to make records about them.
Great Britain, Portugal, and Spain.
Would pollution be considered an abiotic or a biotic factor?
Abiotic.
Name the scientist that discovered the nitrogen cycle.
Antoine Lavoisier.
True or False. Temperature is an abiotic factor that impacts the biotic factors in an ecosystem.
True
Name two examples of autotrophs, heterotrophs, and detritivores. (two of each)
Answer may vary.
Organisms change over time because of their inherited traits and characters. Name the person who established this theory in 1859?
Charles Darwin
Can pollution cause damage to both biotic and abiotic parts of an ecosystem?
Yes. It can harm animals as well as water sources.
Name an example of man-made abiotic factor.
Answers will vary.