Chapter 2.1, Problem 3MI

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The sequence of biotic and abiotic factors in each square.

Introduction:

The environment of an organism is a complex of chemical factors, physical factors, and other natural forces that influence a biological community or an organism. These environmental factors can be broadly divided into two types: biotic and abiotic.

Explanation of Solution

Biotic factors are those environmental factors, which are related to the living beings of that reason. In an ecosystem, all the organisms including bacteria, fungi, protists, plants and animals together make up biotic factors.

Abiotic factors are those nonliving environmental conditions, which influence the survivability of the organism or the biotic factors. 6 main abiotic factorsthat directly influence the survivability and growth of the organismare sunlight, chemical compositions, soil composition, temperature, wind and water.

Hence, the given conditions can be labeled as biotic or abiotic as follows: