6.3.1 a ecosystems

Question 1

Define ecosystem

Answer 1

Made up of all the living organisms that interact with one another in a defined area and the biotic and abiotic factors present in that region

Question 2

What does all ecosystems are dynamic mean?

Answer 2

They are constantly changing

Question 3

What are biotic factors?

Answer 3

Living factors

Question 4

What are abiotic factors?

Answer 4

Non-living or physical factors

Question 5

What do biotic factors refer to?

Answer 5

Interactions between living organisms or organisms that have lived

Question 6

What are the biotic factors?

Answer 6

Food
Space
Breeding partners

Question 7

What are the abiotic factors?

Answer 7

Light
Temperature
Water availability
Oxygen availability
Soil factors

Question 8

What are the three main soil types?

Answer 8

Clay
Loam
Sandy

Question 9

What is clay soil type?

Answer 9

Fine particles
Easily waterlogged
Forms clumps when wet

Question 10

What is loam soil type?

Answer 10

Different sized particles
Retains water but doesn’t become waterlogged

Question 11

What is sandy soil type?

Answer 11

Coarse, well-separated particles that allow free draining
Does not retain water
Easily eroded