Amount of life
Ecology
Month tested
Biotic Factor Definition
Sunlight
Ecosystem
Open System
Evidence
Abiotic Factor Definition
Claim
Parts of an Ecosystem
Closed System
Reasoning/Elaboration
Energy
Biotic Factor Examples
Hours of daylight
Abiotic Factor Examples
What is allowed to enter/leave both an open system and closed system
How is the amount of life in an ecosystem effected by the number of hours of daylight it receives. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE.
Scientific explanation for what is occurring.
1. All the biotic factors (plants, animals, insects, bacteria, etc.) 2. All the abiotic factors (rivers, lakes, streams, air) 3. Area of the planet
Comes from observations or data collected during an experiment
Plants, animals, insects, reptiles
The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment
The non-living parts of an organism's habitat.
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
How is the amount of life in an ecosystem effected by the number of hours of daylight it receives. Identify a CONTROLLED VARIABLE.
sunlight, temperature, precipitation/water, soil
Explanation of what your evidence from an experiment means.
Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact
How is the amount of life in an ecosystem effected by the number of hours of daylight it receives. Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE.
System that allows matter in/out. Energy can enter/leave too
A system in which no matter is allowed to enter or leave. Energy CAN enter/leave
Where energy for an ecosystem comes from
