JAMB Biology · Section 4

Factors Affecting the Distribution of Organisms

C: Ecology

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Official JAMB Biology outline · C: Ecology

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Abiotic factors: temperature, rainfall, relative humidity, wind speed and direction, altitude, salinity, turbidity, pH and edaphic (soil) conditions.

Objective

Relate abiotic factors to the distribution of organisms; use appropriate equipment, including a Secchi disc, thermometer and rain gauge, to measure environmental factors.

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Biotic factors and the effects of plant, animal and especially human activities on organism distribution.

Objective

Describe how the activities of plants and animals, particularly humans, affect the distribution of organisms.

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