Matching Pairs Matching - EcologyOnline version Matching - Ecology by Benjamin D Morgan 1 Parts of an Ecosystem 2 Abiotic Factor Definition 3 Ecosystem 4 Closed System 5 Biotic Factor Definition 6 Claim 7 Biotic Factor Examples 8 Month tested 9 Amount of life 10 Sunlight 11 Abiotic Factor Examples 12 Reasoning/Elaboration 13 Evidence 14 Ecology 15 Open System 16 Hours of daylight 17 Energy Plants, animals, insects, reptiles Where energy for an ecosystem comes from Explanation of what your evidence from an experiment means. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment. Any living part of the environment with which an organism might interact Scientific explanation for what is occurring. A system in which no matter is allowed to enter or leave. Energy CAN enter/leave Comes from observations or data collected during an experiment How is the amount of life in an ecosystem effected by the number of hours of daylight it receives. Identify a CONTROLLED VARIABLE. System that allows matter in/out. Energy can enter/leave too 1. All the biotic factors (plants, animals, insects, bacteria, etc.) 2. All the abiotic factors (rivers, lakes, streams, air) 3. Area of the planet The non-living parts of an organism's habitat. How is the amount of life in an ecosystem effected by the number of hours of daylight it receives. Identify the INDEPENDENT VARIABLE. What is allowed to enter/leave both an open system and closed system How is the amount of life in an ecosystem effected by the number of hours of daylight it receives. Identify the DEPENDENT VARIABLE. sunlight, temperature, precipitation/water, soil The study of how living things interact with each other and their environment