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The answer to the question above is "experienced a loss condition" which the situation that Louis will face if he decided to make another gadget. The net income or loss is the difference between cost and benefit of a project or a business. A loss will occur if the cost is higher than the benefit in a business or a project.
The abiotic parts of an ecosystem are water, soil, air and dead organic matter. The correct options among all the options that are given in the question are the second, fourth, sixth and seventh options. They are basically non-living things that are present in the ecosystem. I hope it helps you.
An island is a land surrounded by a body of water. For example, Hawaii is an island because it is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean.