Organisms in their Environment 5.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? BiologyAdaptations of organisms to their environmentGCSEAQA Created by: emmasmitherCreated on: 28-03-14 18:15 What actors affect organisms? Temperature, availability of nutrients, amount of light, availability of water, co2 and oxygen 1 of 6 How does temperature affect an organism? Affects their rate of metabolism, some organisms cannot maintain a constant body temperature, some can't tolerate extreme temperatures, 2 of 6 How does the availability of nutrients affect an organism? nutrients such as nitrates are essentials for the growth of plants/microorganisms, if there's a low amount they may not be able to survive 3 of 6 How do the amount of light affect an organism? Plants require light for photosynthesis, plants grow slowly in low light intensities 4 of 6 What are transects used to study? The distribution of organisms along a line 5 of 6 When using quadrats and transects how can you make your results more reliable? Take a large sample size to be more representative of the whole population, use random samples 6 of 6
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