D) sand particle because an abiotic factor is something that isn’t alive like temperature but in this case an oak tree is living and a dead branch was once living for which it’s an biotic factor so your answer is a sand particle which isn’t living nor will ever be living
This sample will absorb less energy because the more water, the harder it is to absorb all of the water. The other sample has less so the sand can absorb it more easily.
Carlos should collect the data and calculate the mean, median, and mode. He should then create a bar graph or histogram to visually show which cafeteria option is favored.