How can an abiotic factor affect a biotic factor

1 answer:

4 0

Biotic and abiotic factors are the environmental conditions that the organisms have to face to live in a specified environment.

-Abiotic factors-
Abiotic factors are the physical and chemical conditions of an environment. For example : heat, salinity, pressure, light, wind, pH ...

-Biotic factors-
Biotic factors are all the biological conditions of an environment for a specie/taxa. It can include prey and predator abundance, available food amount, available space, intra and interspecific competition...

The development of organims is under the control of abiotic factors. Some are adapted to heat, cold etc ... The abiotic factors will define which organisms are able or not to live in a specified place.

The living organisms will constitute the biotic factors, which define if and how can an organism live in a specified environment.
So, the abiotic factors are controling the biotic factors of an environment.

Hope it helps you !

You might be interested in

A student uses a dye to change the colour of his tee-shirt. he fills a metal bucket with water. When the bucket is heated, what

Tanya [424]

Answer:

The particles begin to vibrate faster and more.

Explanation:

Adding heat to matter increases the energy, thus creating more movement. Eventually, the bucket will melt, turning to a liquid. While it is a sold, it still has particle movement, just not enough to break volume or shape.

8 0

3 years ago

Which of the following correctly lists the five atoms in order of increasing size (smallest to

ICE Princess25 [194]

Answer:

F - O - S - Mg - Ba

Explanation:

as you move left to right on the periodic table the number of electrons increase.

7 0

3 years ago

4. Are all prokaryotes bad?<br> Provide an example to support<br> your answer.

Rina8888 [55]

Answer:

Although they receive a bad rap from the media and pharmaceuticals, the majority of prokaryotes are either harmless or actually help eukaryotes, such as animals and plants, to survive and only a small number of species are responsible for serious illnesses.

Explanation:

4 0

2 years ago

When a reaction forms between atoms with ground state electron configuration 1s22s2 and 1s22s22p5 the predominant type of bond f

Arisa [49]

C. Ionic is the answer

6 0

2 years ago

Lithium reacts with chlorine to form a new substance.What other element will also with chlorine to form a new substance with sim

quester [9]

Answer:

Flourine

Explanation:

Chlorine is a member of the halogen family. Halogens are the elements that make up Group 17 (VIIA) of the periodic table, a chart that shows how elements are related to one another. They include fluorine, bromine, iodine, and astatine.

4 0

3 years ago