1. ECOLOGY Chapter 2 Section 1

2. BIOTIC BIOTIC ABIOTIC Features that are alive or were once alive
The nonliving, physical features of the environment

4. ATMOSPHERE
Air contains mostly Nitrogen, some oxygen, carbon dioxide, and other gases

5. SOIL
Mixture of mineral and rock particles, the remains of dead organisms(humus), water, and air

6. SUNLIGHT WATER Water is essential to life
Sunlight is the energy source of most life on Earth
During photosynthesis, producers convert light energy into chemical energy
WATER
Water is essential to life
More water = greater diversity and larger number of organisms

7. TEMPERATURE affected by the…
AMOUNT OF SUNLIGHT
LATITUDE
ELEVATION

8. CLIMATE
Refers to an area’s average weather conditions over time, including temperature, precipitation, and wind

9. Wind As temperatures increase, the molecules are spread apart and become lighter than cold air. Colder air pushes warmer air upward causing air currents we call WIND

10. RAIN SHADOW EFFECT
When one side of the mountain received less precipitation, so there would be lush forests on one side of the mountain and desert on the other side