DENDROLOGY

TREE DISEASES AND PESTS

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Soil and water are ____ components of an ecosystem
A
Biotic
B
Abiotic
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Light, air, soil, and nutrients, etc. form the abiotic components of an ecosystem. The abiotic factors vary from ecosystem to ecosystem. In an aquatic ecosystem, the abiotic factors may include water pH, sunlight, turbidity, water depth, salinity, available nutrients and dissolved oxygen.

Detailed explanation-2: -An abiotic factor is a non-living part of an ecosystem that shapes its environment. In a terrestrial ecosystem, examples might include temperature, light, and water.

Detailed explanation-3: -A terrestrial ecosystem consists of abiotic factors like climate, type of soil or rock, altitude, temperature, nutrients, and minerals, whereas abiotic components in an aquatic ecosystem include dissolved gases, depth of water, salinity, pH of water, light intensity etc.

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