ECOLOGY
ORGANISMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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increase in the population of food plants
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drought that depletes available water
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deforstation leading to reduced nesting sites
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increase in the population of local predators
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. This is because a drought that depleted available water is a change to an abiotic factor. water is non living unlike the population or trees in the other answers. The fact that water is not there can be harmful to the squirrel as well!
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Abiotic factors are the nonliving parts of the environment that can often have a major influence on living organisms. Abiotic factors include water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and temperature.
Detailed explanation-4: -Dissolved oxygen is critical for the survival of animals and plants that live in the water. As the water temperature increases, the amount of oxygen that can dissolve in the water decreases.