8.2 - Abiotic & Biotic Factors

• Abiotic

  Non-living parts of an environment that can affect other organisms
• Biotic

  living factors that affect other organisms/shape ecosystem
• Give 4 examples of biotic factors

  - Predation

  - competition for resources/habitat

  - Disease

  - Availability of food
• Give 8 examples of Abiotic factors

  - light intensity

  - CO2 concentration

  - moisture level

  - Wind intensity/direction

  - Temperature

  - weather

  - pH of soil

  - Mineral content of soil
• What would happen to plants if the temperature increased?

  Photosynthesis would increase as the enzymes can work faster so the plant would grow more