Weather - Answersday-to-day condition of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and place
Climate - Answersthe average, year-after-year conditions of temperature and precipitation in a
particular region
Climate is the result of different factors - Answers1. The trapping of atmosphere
2. The latitude
3. The transport of heat by winds and ocean currents
4. The amount of precipitation that occurs
5. The shape and elevation of the landmass
Scales of Ecology from Biggest to Smallest - AnswersBiosphere
Ecosystem
Community
Population
Organism
Organism - AnswersThe simplest level. Study of how an organism adapts and overcomes the
challenges of its environment
Population - Answersall the members of a single species that live together in specified
geographical area
Community - AnswersAll the members of all species that live in a single area. A community may
be composed of thousands of species.
Ecosystem - AnswersIs a community (living biotic) and all the nonliving (abiotic) elements that
interact with it.
Biosphere - Answersthe global ecosystem- the sum of all the planet's ecosystems
abiotic factors - Answers-the energy source, usually solar energy
-temperature
-abundance and type of water
-nutrients