1. Notes: Biotic and Abiotic Factors

2. Definitions
Ecology = The study of interactions between organisms and their environment

3. Definitions
Ecology = The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
Environment = An organism’s surroundings, including living and non-living factors

4. Definitions
Ecology = The study of interactions between organisms and their environment
Environment = An organism’s surroundings, including living and non-living factors
Habitat = The area inhabited by a particular species

5. Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Biotic factors = All the living organisms that are part of an environment

6. Biotic and Abiotic Factors
Biotic factors = All the living organisms that are part of an environment
Abiotic factors = Non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment (for example: temperature, light, water, and nutrients)

7. Output activity (pg 5) Make 2 columns, labeled “biotic” and “abiotic”
List at least 5 biotic and 5 abiotic factors that affect you daily

8. Limiting factors (pg 4)
Limiting factor = The biotic or abiotic factor that limits the survival and productivity of an organism

9. Example: Limiting factors for plants
Limiting factor = The biotic or abiotic factor that limits the survival and productivity of an organism
Example: Limiting factors for plants
In the desert = Water
In the rainforest = Light or herbivores