Abiotic Factors in the Environment

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Abiotic Factors in the Environment

• How do we use a study guide?

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1. Know the difference between biotic and abiotic
factors

• Know the definitions for both words
• Know that biotic living or once living
• Know that abiotic never having lived
• Be able to name a few examples of each
• (category sort)

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2. Be able to explain how abiotic factors support
life

• First, know the most important abiotic factors in
  an environment
• Be able to speak specifically about how these
  factors support life
• (article on abiotic factors drawing we
  completed)

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3. Know the causes effects of acid deposition

• Know what acid deposition is
• Know what causes acid deposition
• Know the effects of acid deposition on the
  environment
• (Notes we took on acid deposition acid rain lab)

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4. Understand the water cycle

• Use diagram on study guide
• Know the definitions of all terms
• Know how the items in the cycle relate
• (Study your water cycle notes illustration on
  study guide)

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5. Know at least 3 elements of the nitrogen cycle
and be able to explain them thoroughly.

• Use the note cards we created in class with the
  steps on them.
• Know at least 3 symbols that represent parts of
  the nitrogen cycle and what those symbols
  represent.
• (Study the note cards we created in class Steps
  1-8)

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6. Understand why fertilizers are used in farming

• 1st Determine where in our learning this
  information was given.
• Then look at what fertilizers contain
• Be able to tell why fertilizers are needed (why
  nitrogen is needed)
• (Notes on the nitrogen cycle fill in the blanks
  paper)

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7. Be able to describe two ways that carbon is
released into the environment.

• Use diagram on your study guide
• Know how to read the illustration
• Pay close attention to the up arrows on the
  illustration
• Listen as we learn more about the carbon cycle
  this week
• (illustration on the study guide)