Name: _________________________
1.4.5 Environmental Factors Worksheet
Environmental factors that affect organisms
Abiotic
These are ________________________________
Biotic
These are ________________________________
Climatic
These are the _____________________________ that affect the community
in an ecosystem
Edaphic
These refer to the _______________
Abiotic factors
These are the ______________________________ of an ecosystem (i.e. the
________________ and ________________ conditions) that affect the community.
Abiotic factors include:
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
and other plant nutrients
Abiotic factors in a woodland
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Name: _________________________
Biotic factors
These are the ___________________ of an ecosystem that affect the other members of
the community.
Biotic factors include:
• ___________________for food and shelter
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________and ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
Climatic factors
These are elements of the ___________________________ that influence the
______________________________________of the organisms that live in a particular
environment.
Climatic factors include:
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________ (including seasonal variations)
• ___________________
Edaphic factors
These are the ____________________________________________________
characteristics of the soil that influence the community.
Edaphic factors include:
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
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Name: _________________________
Aquatic Environmental Factors
The following are also considered as factors:
• ___________________
• ___________________
• ___________________
Need to know
• Define and give examples of the following as applied to terrestrial (land) and aquatic
(water) environments:
• Abiotic
• Biotic
• Climatic
• Edaphic factors
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