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