Modules 3 & 4: Factors Influencing Ecosystems

Vocabulary flashcards covering environmental factors, ecosystem types, and ecological niches based on the lecture module.

Abiotic factors

non living components of an ecosystem

Biotic factors

living components of an ecosystem

Abiotic Factors list

pH,

Air temp,

Salinity,

Glaciation

Humidity

Biotic Factors features

All the plants, animals, and bacteria in the area

Aquatic Environment categories

Freshwater, Estuarine, and Marine

Terrestrial Environment categories

Desert, Grassland, Alpine, Forest, and Mountain

Ecological niche

The role the species plays in the environment,

all species interactions with biotic and abiotic factors, the habitat, and the on the availability of resources

Fundamental niche

The full range of conditions under which the organisms can exist

Realised niche

A smaller niche that species usually occupy due to interactions with other organisms

Organism environmental preference criteria

Areas where chances of and needs for survival are high and the organism can avoid predation

Types of biotic relationships

Competition, Predation, and Disease