Ecology Basics
What are abiotic factors?
Abiotic factors are nonliving factors in an environment.
What are biotic factors?
Biotic factors are living factors in the environment.
Give me 1 example of an abiotic factor and 1 example of a biotic factor.
(Answers will vary) EXAMPLES:
Abiotic: Biotic:
temperature | plants
humidity| animals
precipitation| single-celled life forms
pH|
What is the definition of an environment?
An environment is every living and nonliving thing that surrounds an organism
What is the definition of Ecology?
Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with the living and nonliving (biotic and abiotic) things in the environment.