Answer: Relevance
The scope of abiotic and biotic factors spans across the entire biosphere, or global sum
of all ecosystems. Such factors can have relevance for an individual within a species,
its community or an entire population. For instance, disease is a biotic factor affecting
the survival of an individual and its community. Temperature is an abiotic factor with the
same relevance.
Some factors have greater relevance for an entire ecosystem. Abiotic and biotic factors
combine to create a system or, more precisely, an ecosystem, meaning a community of
living and nonliving things considered as a unit. In this case, abiotic factors span as far
as the pH of the soil and water, types of nutrients available and even the length of the
day. Biotic factors such as the presence of autotrophs or self-nourishing organisms
such as plants, and the diversity of consumers also affect an entire ecosystem.
Influencing Factors
Abiotic factors affect the ability of organisms to survive and reproduce. Abiotic limiting
factors restrict the growth of populations. They help determine the types and numbers
of organisms able to exist within an environment.
Biotic factors are living things that directly or indirectly affect organisms within an
environment. This includes the organisms themselves, other organisms, interactions
between living organisms and even their waste. Other biotic factors include parasitism,
disease, and predation (the act of one anim
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