components of ecosystem

geographic area where plants, animals, and other organisms, as well as weather and landscape, work together to form a bubble of life.

community or group of living organisms that live in and interact with each other in a specific environment

factors under abiotic components

climatic factors

edaphic factors

under biotic components

consumers

non-living components that shape its environment

examples of abiotic factors

mostly made up of small particles of rocks and it affects the distribution of organisms

it affects the biochemical runs in the organism.

this will affect the distribution of plants, and therefore the distribution of animals that eat plants

it refers to the lay of the land. it affects soil fertility with increasing fertility from ridge to valleys, because of soil erosion processes and matter transport

it means living and in general capable of reproduction

biotic factors

the living organisms in the ecosystem (3 groups)

green plants, can carry out photosynthesis to produce food

feed on plants and other organisms (herbivores, carnivores, omnivores)

bacteria and fungi that break down dead plants and dead animals into simple substances

primary producers

primary consumers

secondary, tertiary, quaternary consumers

is any factor that places an upper limit on the size of a population. it can be biotic such as availability of food, or abiotic, such as access to water

these factors influence a specie’s ability to survive.