What are interation between biotoc and abiotic components of nature?
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Interactions Between Abiotic Factors
Abiotic factors are the non-living components of an ecosystem. These include air, water, wind, soil, temperature, sunlight and chemistry. Abiotic factors interact with each other as much as the biotic, or living organisms, interact.
Winds and water transform the land, creating hills, mountains, flats, sandy beaches, rocky coastlines and cliffs. On one extreme, sunlight and temperature create the icy plains and icebergs of Antarctica and the North Pole. At the other end of the scale around the equator, we find the hot, humid tropics.
Interactions Between Abiotic and Biotic
Living organisms adapt to their biotic environment to survive. Mammals in cold environments need thick fur to stay warm. Reptiles sit on hot rocks in the sunlight to warm their bodies. Animals such as termites, ants and rabbits dig burrows in the ground for shelter.
One of the most critical interactions in an ecosystem between the biotic and abiotic environment is photosynthesis, the base chemical reaction that drives most life on earth. Plants and algae use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to create the energy they need to grow and live via photosynthesis. An important by-product of photosynthesis is oxygen, which animals need to breathe.
Plants and algae also absorb the essential vitamins and minerals they need to live from their environment. Animals eat plants and algae and absorb these vitamins and minerals. Predators eat other animals and obtain the energy and nutrients from them. This is how nutrients cycle from the abiotic environment through the biotic world.