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& Biomes
Ch3 Guide
Biotic & Abiotic Factors
Biotic =
Living
organisms
Abiotic =
Nonliving
Soil,Air,Water
Substrate
1. Comm unit y: Bioti c
factor s
? Community
of Del Mar
Forest Community ……
……..
•Deciduous
trees
•Deer
•Fox
•Skunks
•Insects
•Shrubs
•Grasses
Ecosy stem : Both biotic and
abiotic factors in a large area:
2. Limiting Factor
Limits Growth
Biotic or
Abiotic
Too much or
Too little
Ranges of Tolerance
100
Range over which a
population or
80 organism can
successfully survive
60 & grow
40
Too much or too
little of an
20 environmental
factor can be
0
limiting
10 15 20 25 30
snail
3. Succession
Orderly
change
Over time
Natural
Species
Replacement
In a
community or
ecosystem
Succession communities:
3. Climax
2. Intermediate community
species
1. Pioneer
species
Pioneer species:
Lichens (algae
& fungi) break
apart rock to
make soil
Grasses
Annual flowers
Mosses
Climax Community: final set of
organisms suited to that climate
Deciduous Climax Forest
San Diego Coastal Sage &
Chaparral Climax Community
Types of Succession
Primary Secondary
After a “blowout”
1 time plants
st
Re-establish a
or animals are
community
established Already had
New island living organisms
Volcanoes Fire, flood,
3. Climax
2. Intermediate community
species
1. Pioneer
species
Biome
biotic
community
dominant
plants and
animals
unique
climate
Biomes of the World
BIOMES
Tundra
Coniferous Forest
Deciduous Forest
Desert
Grassland
Rainforest
See Biome PP for examples