ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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abiotic
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biotic
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Here, trees and mushrooms are plants or products of plants. Squirrels come under animals and bacteria is a microbe. All these come under the category of biotic factors. While the soil is non-living but has a significant role in the ecosystem and it falls under the category of abiotic factors.
Detailed explanation-2: -Living things like plants, animals bacteria, fungi etc., are the biotic factors whereas the non-living things like sunlight, temperature, soil, water etc., are the abiotic factors.
Detailed explanation-3: -Fungi, one of the biotic factors, are among the decomposers of a forest ecosystem.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Kingdom Fungi is very resistant to changes in the environment. They are highly adaptive and can survive environmental conditions that most other eukaryote life-forms could not withstand. Their method of propagation uses spores, which spread widely and are relatively unselective in where they root.