AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the desert, extremely low rainfall, lots of sunlight, and limited water sources are abiotic factors. Temperature varies greatly depending on the locations and time of day in the desert, with lows near freezing and highs up to 130 degrees Fahrenheit. Biotic factors are living things in the environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Water (H2O) is a very important abiotic factor – it is often said that “water is life.” All living organisms need water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biotic factors, also called the biota, are the living organisms in a region, such as plants, animals, insects, fungi, and microbes. Along with the abiotic factors, they form an ecosystem. The biodiversity in a desert ecosystem is the least of all the other ecosystems due to the harsh climatic conditions.

Detailed explanation-4: -In general, deserts are made up of a number of abiotic components – including sand, the lack of moisture, and hot temperatures – basically anything that makes up an ecosystem that isn’t alive.