In biology, biotic components can be described as the living components of an ecosystem. Abiotic components can be described as the non-living components of an ecosystem. Both, the biotic and abiotic factors are important in maintaining a stable ecosystem whether it be a terrestrial ecosystem or an aquatic ecosystem.
Some of the abiotic factors which affect the distribution of the aquatic life are:
<em>Amount of light: </em>The area which will receive more light will result in greater biodiversity. This is because there will be more number of plants in this area of the water and more plants means that there will be more aquatic animals present to feed on these plants.
<em>Water flow rate: </em>Some organisms in the water are sensitive to high flow rate. More diversity will be seen in areas where the water flow is stable.
<em>Temperature: </em>Although many of the fishes are cold-blooded, yet there will be greater diversity where the temperature will be moderate.
Some of the biotic factors which affect the distribution of the aquatic life are:
<em>Predators: </em>If there are more number of predators than the preys, then the prey diversity will have a serious threat.
<em>Aquatic plants: </em>There will be more aquatic biodiversity in the areas where there will be more aquatic plants.
This kind of modeling is known as (D) simulation. A computer program is used to simulate an environment, in this case, the zoo. Instead of having to do an actual experiment which harms real animals, a simulation is done to cut costs and avoid using live samples.
A rock is a collection of minerals. In a cooling lava, mineral crystals do not have time to form and are very small. The chemical composition will be the same as if the magma cooled slowly. Existing rocks may be heated enough so that the molecules are released from their structure and can move around.
The principle of superposition states that the oldest sedimentary rock units are at the bottom, and the youngest are at the top. Based on this, layer C is oldest, followed by B and A. So the full sequence of events is as follows: Layer C formed.
