HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

DISEASE AND 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: -Major abiotic factors are temperature, water, light, and soil. Abiotic factors include sunlight, pH, temperature, salinity, oxygen, mineral nutrients present in the soil precipitation, water, air, humidity, altitude, minerals, wind, dissolved, air and water, etc.

Detailed explanation-2: -Soil, water and air are abiotic components of a habitat.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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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