Technically you are able to argue both ends. Biotic factors are living things while abiotic factors are no living things. since the plant was once living, you can argue that it is a biotic factor, however, I would say the dead plant decay would be abiotic because it is not living anymore. I hope that helped!
The answer is B i answered this already
<span>Culturing unknown organisms, if this is the same as these answers:
</span>a. human insulin production by bacterial cells
<span>b. hepatities B vaccine production using yeast cells </span>
<span>c. insertion of genes from humans or plants into bacteria or viruses </span>
<span>d. culturing unknown organisms </span>
<span>e. amplification of DNA for microbe identification</span>
