Chapter 18, Problem 13IMT

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The evident major theme for the statement given in the book: “other organisms may compete with an individual for food and other resources, prey upon it, or change its physical and chemical environment” also explain the relationship between the statements to the theme.

Introduction:

The interaction of an individual with its environment is affected by many factors such as biotic factors and abiotic factors. Biotic factors cause making up of the living components of an area. Such as other organisms may compete with an individual for food and other resources, prey upon it, or change it physical and chemical environment. Abiotic factors contain non-living components including physical and chemical factors that are light, water, minerals, temperature, and air.