NEET BIOLOGY

ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following is NOT a biotic factor?
A
Coyote
B
air
C
elephant
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Air. Abiotic factors refer to non-living physical and chemical elements in the ecosystem. Abiotic resources are usually obtained from the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of abiotic factors are water, air, soil, sunlight, and minerals. Biotic factors are living or once-living organisms in the ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-3: -Water is not a part of the biotic component of an ecosystem.

Detailed explanation-4: -Biotic factors include animals, plants, fungi, bacteria, and protists.

Detailed explanation-5: -Abiotic factors refer to all the non-living, i.e. chemical and physical factors present in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere. Sunlight, air, precipitation, minerals, and soil are some examples of abiotic factors.

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