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Biology · Paper 2 · Foundation + Higher · B7

Abiotic and biotic factors

Key ideas1 of 3

Non-living conditions

Abiotic factors are non-living conditions: light intensity, temperature, moisture, soil pH and mineral content, wind intensity and direction, carbon dioxide for plants, and oxygen levels for aquatic animals. A change can affect where organisms live and how abundant they are.

Four factors labelled A Light, B Soil moisture, C Predator and D Pathogen.

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Foundation + Higher · B7. Fifteen lessons for Foundation and Higher, including required practical 7.

AQA Combined Science Trilogy 8464 · 4.7.1.2–4.7.1.3. Original notes, questions and diagrams. Models are simplified; teaching data are illustrative.