The living earth test 1

Ecology

The scientific study of interactions among organisms and between organisms and their physical environment

eco

= environment

ology

=the study of

Biome

ecosystems that are similar because they are at similar latitudes or have similar climates

Biosphere

earth

Parts of the biosphere

Atmosphere-air

Hydrosphere-water

Geosphere-land/soil areas

2 categories of factors

Bitoic factors- any living part of the environment (plants and animals)

Abiotic factors- any nonliving part of the environment (sunlight, heat, temperature, wing, air currents, humidity,precipitation, water, water currents, soil,menirals,rocks, latitude, and altitude)

Altitude

the vertical distance of an object or point above sea level or a specific baseline

Latitude

an angular measurement that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface