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GCSE Biology Paper 2
Biotic and Abiotic Factors
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What should you be able to describe by the end of this video?
Biotic
and
abiotic
factors affecting a
community
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What are the living parts of an environment called?
Biotic factors
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What are the nonliving parts of an environment called?
Abiotic factors
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How many biotic factors are discussed?
Four
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What is the first biotic factor mentioned?
Availability
of food
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What happens if the availability of food decreases in a community?
The number of
organisms
will fall
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What is the second biotic factor mentioned?
Arrival of a new
predator
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How can a new predator affect the population of a prey species?
It can cause the population to fall
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What is the third biotic factor mentioned?
Competition between
species
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What can happen if a species is out-competed?
The species may become
extinct
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What is the final biotic factor discussed?
Arrival of new
pathogens
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What can happen if an infectious disease spreads through a population?
It can
wipe out
the population
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How many abiotic factors are discussed?
Seven
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What is the first abiotic factor mentioned?
Light intensity
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How does light intensity affect plants?
It affects the rate of
photosynthesis
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What happens if the light intensity is too low for plants?
Plants will grow more
slowly
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What is the second abiotic factor mentioned?
Temperature
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How can temperature changes affect the distribution of species?
Animals
could migrate,
plants
disappear
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What is the third abiotic factor mentioned?
Water
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Why is water a major abiotic factor?
Both
plants
and
animals
need it
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What is the fourth abiotic factor mentioned?
pH
and
mineral content
of soil
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Why is the pH and mineral content of the soil important for plants?
Many plants cannot grow in certain soils
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What mineral do plants need to make amino acids?
Nitrate
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What is the fifth abiotic factor mentioned?
Wind intensity and direction
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How can strong winds affect plants?
Cause plants to lose
water
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What are the final abiotic factors mentioned?
Carbon dioxide
and
oxygen
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Why is carbon dioxide important for plants?
Needed for plants to
photosynthesize
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Why is oxygen important for organisms?
Needed for
aerobic respiration
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What can happen to dissolved oxygen levels in water on hot days?
It
can
fall
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What is the effect of decreased dissolved oxygen levels on aquatic organisms?
Can be
harmful
to them
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Where can you find more questions on biotic and abiotic factors?
In the
revision workbook
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What type of organisms eat plants, as exemplified in the video?
Zebras
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If an organism consumes plants, how is the food source classified?
A
biotic
factor
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How do plants in sand dunes adapt to strong winds blowing inland?
Reduce
water loss
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What is the general trend in the level of oxygen in the air?
Fairly
constant
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