Question

compare and contrast biotic and abiotic factors​

Answer 1

Answer:

Abiotic factors refer to non-living physical and chemical elements in the ecosystem. ... Biotic factors are living or once-living organisms in the ecosystem. These are obtained from the biosphere and are capable of reproduction. Examples of biotic factors are animals, birds, plants, fungi, and other similar organisms

Answer 2

Biotic:

• Biotic refers to the living elements in an ecosystem.
• Biotic elements depend on the abiotic elements for the survival.
• Measurement is subjective.
• Affect the individual of species, community, population, biosphere and the biome.
• Living things directly or indirectly affects the other living things in the ecosystem.
• Factors include organisms which interact with other organisms in an ecosystem like predators, prey, parasites, competitors.

Abiotic:

• Abiotic refers to the non-living, physical elements in an ecosystem.
• Abiotic elements do not depends on biotic elements within an ecosystem.
• Measurement is objective.

• Affect the individual of species, community, population, biosphere and the biosphere.
• Abiotic elements determine the number of organisms, which are capable of existing in the environment.
• Factors include water depth, sunlight, pH, turbidity, salinity, and dissolved oxygen.