![]() Camels live in a terrestrial biome called the desert. |
Sunlight
Moisture
Temperature
Wind
Sunlight is important to plant life. Plants are primary producers, so they convert energy from the sun into chemical energy and create the sugar glucose through photosynthesis.
Moisture in a biome is more than just the amount of rainfall and other forms of precipitation. Moisture is the available water present in a terrestrial biome. Because living cells are made of over 90% water and because living things constantly lose water to the environment by eliminating waste, exhaling (animals), and transpiration (evaporation of water from leaves), water must constantly be replaced.
Temperature is important to the survival of an organism. On the most basic level, this is because each organism can only survive in a specific range of temperatures. The reactions that make life possible in your cells can only occur, for example, if your body temperature is about 98.6 degrees F.
Wind is also an important part of an area's climate. Think about the effects of wind in your own ecosystem. The same wind that causes you to put on a jacket can blow a flock of birds several hundred miles from their normal migration path. Wind also has a large influence on the amount of moisture and an area's temperature.
Notice that these four abiotic factors work together. For example, warmer temperatures mean more available moisture since water freezes at cold temperatures. However, water evaporates more rapidly at higher temperatures. The amount of wind also affects the rate of evaporation, and wind itself is created, in part, due to temperature differences.
Next, you'll learn about abiotic factors that affect aquatic (water) biomes. First, though, review what you've learned by answering the questions below. Complete each sentence by dragging the correct term to the blank.
Correct! In photosynthesis, chemical energy in the form of glucose is created using sunlight.
Sorry, but that is not correct. In photosynthesis, chemical energy in the form of glucose is created using sunlight.
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The abiotic factor has the most influence on the amount of photosynthesis that is possible in a biome.
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producer
wind
sunlight
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Correct! One of the abiotic factors that influences climate is sunlight. Other abiotic factors include wind, temperature, and moisture.
Sorry, but that is not correct. One of the abiotic factors that influences climate is sunlight. Other abiotic factors include wind, temperature, and moisture.
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The weather in an area over a long period of time is called its and is influence by four major abiotic factors.
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climate
temperature
wind
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Correct! These biomes are called terrestrial biomes. Terra-, the root of this word, means "earth."
Sorry, but that is not correct. These biomes are called terrestrial biomes. Terra-, the root of this word, means "earth."
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The desert and other biomes present on land
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biotic
aquatic
terrestrial
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