Question

You can often define an unknown word or term if you known the menaing of its word parts. use the word parts and sentence below to make an educated guess about the meaning of the term abiotic factor

Answer 1

In a ecosystem,rocks are an example of an abiotic factor because they are not a living part of the environment.  From context of the statement, an abiotic factor is the non-living part of the environment in a ecosystem.

Answer 2

Hello there,

The word $\boxed{ a \ bio}$ means a word "without life".  Things that are a-bio are things like rocks and also pebble and things like dead wood and also things of that sort would be a-bio.

Hope this helps.

~Jurgen