Abiotic variables found in terrestrial ecosystems can include things like rain, wind, temperature, altitude, soil, pollution, nutrients, pH, types of soil, and sunlight. The boundaries of an individual abiotic factor can be just as unclear as the boundaries of an ecosystem.These are often referred to as abiotic factors. Abiotic factors are non-living elements found within an ecosystem. There are six abiotic factors that affect plant growth: air, water, space, temperature, light and soil (nutrients).The two most important abiotic factors affecting plant primary productivity in an ecosystem are temperature and moisture.
LEARNING OBJECTIVE[ edit ]
Identify the abiotic factors that affect plant growth
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Primary production, on which almost all of life on earth is dependent, occurs through either photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. Annual biomass production, used to estimate net primary productivity by plants in an area, is directly influenced by an environment's abiotic factors, which include temperature and moisture. Warm and wet climates have the greatest amount of plant biomass because they offer conditions in which photosynthesis, plant growth, and the resulting net primary productivity are highest. TERMS[ edit ]
biomass the total mass of all living things within a specific area, habitat, etc.
eco-region a region, smaller than an ecozone, that contains a distinct biodiversity of flora and fauna
chemosynthesis the production of carbohydrates and other compounds using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi
The multicellular algae are red, green and brown because of the presence of pigments. The red algae are red in colour because of the presence of the phycoerythrin which is a type of pigment. This pigment reflects red light due to already presence in its body and absorbs blue light that is necessary for photosynthesis process. The brown algae contain fucoxanthin pigment and green algae contain xanthophylls pigments that are responsible for its colour so we can conclude that these different types of pigments are responsible for the different colour of algae.
The first step in water treatment involves the removal of of suspended particles through the process of coagulation, sedimentation and filtration.
Coagulation process involves the addition of positively charged chemicals to the water. The positively charged chemicals neutralizes the negatively charged particles suspended in the water to form larger particles known as flocs.
The particles are then allowed to settle down through the process of sedimentation after which they are then filtered off in a process known as filtration.
