Question

Name the various environmental factors that affect plant life. Describe how any one of these factors influences plants?

Answer 1

1. Environmental factors affecting plant life include climatic factors such as light, temperature, water, and atmospheric gases; edaphic (soil) factors like soil texture, moisture, nutrients, and pH; and biotic factors involving interactions with other organisms.
2. For example, temperature influences plants by affecting their metabolic rates and growth.
3. Some plants, called stenothermal, can tolerate only a narrow range of temperatures.
4. If the temperature is unsuitable, plant growth will be limited or halted, impacting their overall life cycle and distribution.