<span>An object to be considered alive must have these characteristics.
1. Acquire and uses energy.
2. contains genetic programme.
3. composed of one more cells.
4. Respiration.
5. Must be able to grow.
6. Must be able to reproduce.
7. Must have a metabolism.
8. Must be able to respond to its environment. 9. Must be made of cells.</span>
Low silica content,thick and fluid,forms dark colored rock.
Even the cell membrane is like the cell wall its flexible and lets certain things in and certain things out.
A virus that infects and replicates itself within bacteria.
Oxygen is an abiotic factor that is beneficial by-product of primary production.
<u>Explanation:</u>
The non living parts of an ecosystem that mainly affects the living organisms in it are called as an abiotic factor. These can include soil, temperature, water, oxygen and sunlight. The major energy source in earth is Oxygen which is abiotic factor.
It is very essential for the photosynthesis process to take place. Here, the plants converts water and carbon dioxide into oxygen and sugar. This becomes food for plants. Then these plants are eaten by animals. Thus oxygen is an important and beneficial by-product of photosynthesis. Oxygen is also very important for the survival of human beings.
