All

plants and algae (plant-like organisms) need light to survive. depend on light energy for a process called photosynthesis. amount of light in an area limits the types of plants that can grow there.

They

The

Seaweed

and water plants can grow at or near the surface of a lake or an ocean.

Water

200 m or more below the surface is completely dark, so no plants can grow there.

 Organisms

need a certain temperature to survive and reproduce rate and reproduction of many micro-organisms, such as bacteria, also depends on temperature.

Growth

 Biotic

parts - fragments of dead plants, animals, as well as the solids and the liquids they excrete. This material decomposes and provides a source of nutrients to plants growing in the soil. parts - consist of small particles of rock materials and pockets of air and water.

Abiotic

Animals and plants use oxygen from the air for respiration Plants use carbon dioxide from the air for photosynthesis

Birds, insects, and bats fly through the air, and many plants use the wind to disperse their seeds.

How does wind affect plant growth in coastal Newfoundland and Labrador?

Coastal area

In

areas that have strong winds, such as along the coast, plants are adapted to bend and not break in the wind. that grow along the coast must also be able to withstand dry conditions. (Windy areas tend to
be dry, as the wind evaporates moisture)

Plants

 All

organisms require water.

Some

organisms are adapted to spend long periods in dry conditions are adapted to live in water.

Others