Var

iat
ion:
thi
sist
hei
ndi
vi
dual
dif
fer
encesexi
sti
ngbet
weenor
gani
smsoft
hesamespeci
es,
it
canoccuri
nanout
war
dfeat
uresl
i
kesl
am,
col
or,
hei
ght
,wei
ght
,shapeet
c.

CausesVar
iat
ion

Genet
icf
act
ors:
feat
uresgotf
rom par
entegt
all
nessorshor
tness

Env
ironmentf
act
ors:weat
hercondi
ti
onandf
oodweeat
.

I
mpor
tanceofv
ari
ati
on

Ithel
pst hespeci
estosurv
ivechangesini
tsenvi
ronment
.Thewhichanyor
gani
sm hasacqui
re
tosurviv
echangesintoanenvir
onmentarecall
edadapt
ivef
eat
ureeggil
lsf
orwaterani
mals
suchfishandlungsforl
andanimalsli
keman

Fact
oraf
fect
ingor
gani
smsi
nanenv
ironment

Thef
act
orsaf
fect
ingor
gani
smsi
napar
ti
cul
arhabi
tatcoul
dbedi
vi
dedi
ntot
hef
oll
owi
ng

Bi
oti
cfact
or:
deal
i
ngwi
thl
i
fe

Abi
oti
cfact
or:
deal
i
ngwi
thnon-
li
vi
ngt
hingsegt
heai
r,wat
er,
soi
l
,rai
nfal
lsunl
i
ghtet
c

Someef
fectofabi
oti
cfact
orsi
ntheenv
ironment

Sunl
i
ght
:sunl
i
ghtpr
ovi
desheatandl
i
ghtnecessar
yforphot
osy
nthesi
s.Heati
sneededt
o
acti
vatecer
tai
norgani
smsandwarmthi
sneededf
orger
minat
ion.Thei
ntensi
tyanddur
ati
onof
sunl
ightaff
ectt
hedist
ri
but
ionofor
gani
sm.

Soi
l
:thi
sthehomef ormostpl
ant
sandanimal
s.Thefert
il
it
yandt
hePH(i
eaci
dit
yandal
kal
i
nit
y)
oft
hesoilaf
fectt
het y
peofpl
antsandani
mal
slivi
ngthere

Wi
nd:t
hisi
simpor
tantf
ort
ranspi
rat
ion,
forphot
osy
nthesi
s,di
sper
sal
off
rui
tandseeds.

Rai
nfal
landhumi
dit
y:t
hesear
efact
orsr
esponsi
blef
ort
hedi
str
ibut
ionoft
hemai
nveget
ati
on
zones.For
est
,sav
annahanddeser
toft
hecont
inentofAf
ri
ca

SomeEf
fectofBi
oti
cFact
orsi
nourEnv
ironment

Li
vi
ngor
gani
sms:
Hel
paer
atet
hesoi
lbybar
rowi
nghol
eini
tegear
thwor
m

Loosent
hesoi
lforeasycul
ti
vat
ion

Enr
icht
hesoi
lbyt
hei
rwast
e,deadbodi
es,
organi
cdecay
ingi
nthesoi
l

Causedecay
ingegf
ungi

Recy
clenut
ri
ent
s