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==Key Stage 4=====Meaning===The features aspects of an [[environment]] that can change something about the features of an [[organism]] or the features of a [[creaturecommunity]] within an [[ecosystem]]. ===About Environmental Factors and Organisms===: Drought can cause [[plant]]s to wilt.: Poor nutrition can lead to an [[organism]] not growing as large as it would with good nutrition. The height of [[human]]s is affected by '''environmental factors'''.: Sunlight can cause a [[human]]s [[skin]] to become darker. ===About Environmental Factors and Communities===: Drought can cause [[plant]]s to grow more slowly. This leads to the [[Primary Consumer|primary consumer]]s dying from starvation when there is not enough food. This will briefly create more food for the [[Secondary Consumer|secondary consumers]] but will then reduce when the [[population]] of [[Primary Consumer|primary consumer]]s has decreased.: Flooding can drown [[animal]]s which may reduce the number of [[Primary Consumer|primary consumer]]s allowing more [[producer]]s to grow, without being eaten, after the flooding.