Environmental Factors Affecting Living Organisms (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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What are environmental factors?
What are environmental factors?
External conditions influencing survival, growth, and reproduction
Biotic factors
Biotic factors
Living factors
Abiotic factors
Abiotic factors
Non-living factors
Edaphic factors
Edaphic factors
Factors relating to soil
Aquatic factors
Aquatic factors
Factors relating to water
Climatic factors
Climatic factors
Factors concerning weather over a long period of time
Two examples of biotic factors
Two examples of biotic factors
Competition and predation
Light intensity - factor type
Light intensity - factor type
Abiotic factor
Water currents - factor type
Water currents - factor type
Aquatic factor
Equipment to measure temperature
Equipment to measure temperature
Thermometer
Equipment to measure light intensity
Equipment to measure light intensity
Light meter (also called lux meter)
Equipment to measure soil pH
Equipment to measure soil pH
pH meter or pH test kit
Equipment to measure oxygen content
Equipment to measure oxygen content
Dissolved oxygen meter
Equipment to measure rainfall
Equipment to measure rainfall
Rain gauge