Abiotic Factors in Ecosystems
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What is an abiotic factor?

  • Non-living parts of an ecosystem (correct)
  • Animals hunted for food
  • Biological influence on organisms
  • Living organisms in an ecosystem
  • What is humidity?

    Amount of water vapor in the air

    What does temperature measure?

    How hot or cold something is

    What is pH?

    <p>A measure of how acidic or basic a substance is</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is sunlight?

    <p>Light from the sun</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is rainfall?

    <p>Precipitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is dissolved oxygen?

    <p>Measure of water quality indicating free oxygen dissolved in water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does dissolved salt refer to?

    <p>Level of salts that is dissolved in water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is turbidity?

    <p>A measure of how clear water is</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is canopy cover?

    <p>The amount of ground covered by the branches, leaves, and stems of plants expressed as a percentage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is soil?

    <p>A mixture of mineral particles and organic material that covers the land</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is prey?

    <p>Animal hunted or caught for food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a predator?

    <p>The organism that does the killing in a predation interaction</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a competitor?

    <p>Organisms that require the same resources from the same habitat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a producer?

    <p>An organism that can make its own food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 1st order consumer?

    <p>An organism that only eats producers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a 2nd order consumer?

    <p>An organism that eats 1st order consumers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a decomposer?

    <p>An organism that breaks down wastes and dead organisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a population?

    <p>A group of individuals that belong to the same species and live in the same area</p> Signup and view all the answers

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