Ecosystems 2 GCSE

This is all of the living parts of an ecosystem.

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Nutrient Cycle
• Decompose

This is all of the non-living parts of an ecosystem

• Biotic
• Nutrient Cycle
• Abiotic
• Decompose

Long-term patterns in temperature and rainfall

• Windy
• Climate
• Weather
• Climate change

Something that provides nourishment, essential for life

• Biomass
• Climate
• Abiotic
• Nutrient

The state of rotting or decaying

• Biosphere
• Decompose
• Biotic
• Abiotic

Layer of earth in which plants grow

• Soil
• Rocks
• Emergent
• Shrub layer

Total quantity or weight of organisms in an area

• Biotic
• Litter
• Biosphere
• Biomass

The parts of the surface or atmosphere that living organisms occupy

• Biotic
• Abiotic
• Biosphere
• Biomass

A hot, humid, dense forest, usually found at the equator

• Temperate Grassland
• Temperate Forest
• Desert
• TRF

The action of clearing a wide area of trees

• Farming
• Deforestation
• Sustainable farming
• Biotic