EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

ECOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Water temperature would be an example of ____
A
A biotic factor
B
An abiotic factor
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. In a marine ecosystem, abiotic factors would include salinity and ocean currents.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abiotic factors include water, sunlight, oxygen, soil, and temperature. Abiotic factors are the non-living parts of the environment that can often have a major influence on living organisms. So Temperature is an abiotic factor and it affects animals, plants, and humans in an ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of abiotic factors are water, air, soil, sunlight, and minerals. Biotic factors are living or once-living organisms in the ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Abiotic components include the physical (temperature, water, light) and chemical (levels of oxygen, nutrients) factors present in the environment of the organisms.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abiotic Factors of Lakes The important abiotic factors in lakes are the low salinity, temperature, sunlight, and soil composition. Temperature varies in the lake depending on depth and season.

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