Outcome B Chapter 4 The Organization of Life
An Abiotic Factor is… Nonliving part of an environment Examples: water, rock, light, temperature
An Biotic Factor is… An environmental factor that is associated with or results from activities of living organisms Examples: leaf, scat, stick
An Ecosystem is… A community of living organisms & their abiotic environment.
The sun… Supplies all of the energy in most ecosystems Exception:
A Species is… A group of organisms that can mate & produce offspring
Regarding Habitat… Most organisms cannot survive if taken out of their habitat
A community is different from an ecosystem… Because a community does NOT include abiotic factors