Created by Latifa Adam
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Question | Answer |
what is an ecosystem? | an ecosystem is a pace where the organisms and their physical surrounding form an environment that is different from other environments nearby |
What does it mean by ecosystems being balanced? | It means that they keep working without any help from humans |
What is Ecology? | Ecology is the study of how organisms interact with their non living environment |
What are the two main sets of environmental factors which organisms are effected by | abiotic factors and biotic factors |
List some abiotic factors | Non living physical factors such as: air quality, humidity, the amount of sunlight and rainfall |
List some biotic factors | These are living factors such as: predators, parasites,fungi and dead leaves |
What happens when water is limited | when water is limited, chemical reactions within the cell cannot occur and cells die as a consequence, the organism also dies |
What does ectothermic mean? | ectothermic means organisms must obtain heat from their environment rather than |
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