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: -Sunlight is the main source of energy on Earth, which makes it an extremely important abiotic factor.
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: -Biotic refers to all living things such as plants, animals, bacteria, fungi etc. Abiotic refers to all non-living parts of an ecosystem such as the sun, wind, soil, rain etc. So sunlight is an abiotic factor.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of abiotic factors include sunlight, water, air, humidity, pH, temperature, salinity, precipitation, altitude, type of soil, minerals, wind, dissolved oxygen, mineral nutrients present in the soil, air and water, etc.
Detailed explanation-5: -In biology, abiotic factors can include water, light, radiation, temperature, humidity, atmosphere, acidity, and soil. The macroscopic climate often influences each of the above.