Biotic and Abiotic Factors

enviromental factors that affect levels of organization

interactions

important interaction

- predation -competition - mutualism

biodirectional relationship between two individuals that affect their performance, fertility, survival and polultation size in a positive or negative way

resources

elements of the enviroment

if used

an organism or group of it reduce their avility for another libing beings or for another population

conditions

are abiotic

physical and chemical factors of the enviroment to which organisms respind differentially

examples

- Temperature - Humidity - Speed of water in a river - Degree of acidity of the soil - Toxic substances

disturbances

Abiotic

examples

- Laca spills - Floods

Biotic

examples

- Catepillar outbreaks - Explosive incidece of bubonic plague bacteria - Entrance of exotic harmful fish

suden or chroic events that damage or kill organisms and affect the conditions and resources of a place

Biotic Factors

coexistance of living beings which can be negative, neutral, and positive

points of view

ecological interaction

resources

source of disturbance

Abiotic factors

elemets of the eviroment that affected the features of biological systems

types of enviroments

Terrestial

Fresh water

Marine