AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ecosystems contain biotic or living, parts, as well as abiotic factors, or nonliving parts. Biotic factors include plants, animals, and other organisms. Abiotic factors include rocks, temperature, and humidity. Every factor in an ecosystem depends on every other factor, either directly or indirectly.

Detailed explanation-2: -The living things such as, plants, animals and microorganisms are the biotic components of the ecosystem whereas soil, water, temperature, sunlight, etc., are the abiotic components of the ecosystem. Therefore, producers, consumers and decomposers form the biotic components while air is an abiotic component.

Detailed explanation-3: -Biotic factors are living things within an ecosystem; such as plants, animals, and bacteria, while abiotic are non-living components; such as water, soil and atmosphere. The way these components interact is critical in an ecosystem.