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ORTEGA-Science G7-Effects of Changes in The Abiotic Factors

Changes in abiotic factors like water, sunlight, soil, temperature, and wind can significantly impact organisms and ecosystems. A lack of water can kill aquatic animals and cause death in plants. Changes in sunlight availability affect photosynthesis. Variations in soil moisture and composition influence what types of plants can grow and support animal life. Increasing temperatures can cause damage through heat, low humidity, and drought, while decreasing temperatures may damage plants that cannot tolerate freezing. Strong winds can both aid seed dispersal for some plants but also cause destruction.

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ORTEGA-Science G7-Effects of Changes in The Abiotic Factors

Changes in abiotic factors like water, sunlight, soil, temperature, and wind can significantly impact organisms and ecosystems. A lack of water can kill aquatic animals and cause death in plants. Changes in sunlight availability affect photosynthesis. Variations in soil moisture and composition influence what types of plants can grow and support animal life. Increasing temperatures can cause damage through heat, low humidity, and drought, while decreasing temperatures may damage plants that cannot tolerate freezing. Strong winds can both aid seed dispersal for some plants but also cause destruction.

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Effects of Changes

in the Abiotic
Factors
2. Water

Water is one of nature’s most important


factors that support life. Essential to life processes, an
organism’s survival depends on water in order to
grow and reproduce.
What do you think will happen to plants and
animals if there is no water? Try to imagine life
without water. Do you think life would still exist? Due
to various reasons, some oceans, lakes or rivers
become polluted which may cause death of some
aquatic animals. These kill organisms like fishes and
dolphins that depend on these bodies of water.
3. Sunlight
The sun provides light and warmth
and is the energy source for almost all
ecosystems on Earth. Sunlight powers
photosynthesis of plants which are the
main producers in terrestrial ecosystems.
Our climate is strongly affected by
the amount of solar radiation received by
the Earth coming from the sun.
4. Soil
Soil is made up of bits of rocks, water, air, minerals, and
the remains of once living organisms. The structure and
chemical makeup of soil and rock in an area affect the types of
plants that grow there.
In aquatic environments, the characteristics of the
underlying sand or rock affect the types of plants and algae
that grow. This in turn influences other organisms found
there. Soil is important because it provides water and nutrients
for plants and is a home for many organisms.
Continuing decline in soil moisture can increase the
need for irrigation in agriculture and lead to smaller yields and
even desertification, with potentially dramatic impacts on food
production in the ecosystem.
5. Temperature
All organisms are adopted to survive
between a minimum and maximum range of
temperature. The earth’s surface has different
temperatures in different areas while some
animals and plants can bear extreme cold and
some survive well in moderate temperature
ranges. There are animals whose body
temperature fluctuates in different
environmental conditions.
5. Temperature
Due to climate change, the average global
temperature increases. High temperature causes
damage not only directly but also because they are
usually accompanied by low humidity and draught.
This causes dehydration of the plant and results to
death. If this happens, the population of organisms
tend to decrease due to lack of food and water. Plants
will also be damaged if temperature drops to 0°C.
Some organisms may adapt to the change in
temperature but some tend to migrate just like birds.
Birds move from one region or habitat to another
according to seasons.
6. Wind
Many plants use wind to disperse
seeds over relatively long distances.
Dispersal can be defined as the
movement of individuals away from
others of the same species. One common
reason why organism disperse is to find
new habitats rich in needed resources.
Strong winds can also destroy things in
many places.

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