Question

3. Which of the following is not the abiotic component of the environment?
a. Water
b. Plants
c. Animals
d. Humans

Answer 1

" Options b) Plants, c) Animals and d) Humans are abiotic component of the environment ".

Explanation:

Abiotic defines Abiotic factors are the nonliving parts of the environment that can often have a major influence on living organisms.

The abiotic factors are water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and temperature.

Abiotic factors types are climatic, edaphic and social.

• The climatic factors include humidity, sunlight and factors involving the climate.

• Edaphic refers to soil conditions, so edaphic abiotic factors includes soil and geography of the land.

Both plants and animals are living in a habitat are its biotic components. The non living things such as soil, air, rocks and water in the habitat constitute its abiotic components.

The important abiotic factors for plants are light, carbon dioxide, water, temperature, nutrients, and salinity.So, the plants are not abiotic component.

Examples of Abiotic components,

Our environment comprises of two factors namely biotic factors and abiotic factors.

Biotic factors are those in ecosystem that consists of all living organisms such as plants, humans, insects, animals, birds, trees etc.

Answer 2

Options b) Plants, c) Animals and d) Humans are  not abiotic component of the environment ".

Explanation:

• Abiotic components are the nonliving components which are present in the environment.
• They  have a major influence on living organisms and its activities.
• Other abiotic factors includes water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and temperature.
• Abiotic components  are mainly climatic, edaphic and social in nature.
• The climatic factors include humidity, sunlight and factors involving the climate.
• Edaphic factors are referred to  the soil conditions, so edaphic abiotic factors includes soil and geography of the land.

• All the components which have life in such as plants and animals are called biotic components.
• Environment consists of two factors biotic and abiotic factors.

• Biotic factors in environment that include all living organisms such as plants, humans, insects, animals, birds, trees etc.

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