Factors Affecting Communities

Explain how various abiotic (non-living) and biotic (living) factors influence and affect communities.

Identify key abiotic factors that affect communities, including light intensity, temperature, moisture levels, soil pH, mineral content, and wind intensity and direction.

Explain the specific impacts of carbon dioxide levels on plants and oxygen levels on aquatic animals.

Identify key biotic factors that affect communities, including food availability, the arrival of new predators, the introduction of new diseases, and interspecific competition.

Predict the resulting effects on a given community when a specific abiotic or biotic factor changes, using provided data or context.

Calculate the percentage of mass within ecological data contexts.

Extract and interpret complex ecological information from charts, graphs, and tables.