Which is an abiotic factor that can be found in a rain forest ecosystem?
A. Oxygen
B. Bacteria
C. Algae
D. Animals
Answers
Several abiotic (non-living) factors affect temperate rain forest ecosystems. These include water, temperature, topography, light, wind and soil.
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ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴏsᴛʟʏ ғᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀʟᴏɴɢsɪᴅᴇ ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ ᴡᴀʀᴍ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜɪᴇғ ᴅᴇғɪɴɪɴɢ ᴀʙɪᴏᴛɪᴄ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅɪsᴛɪɴɢᴜɪsʜᴇs ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ɪs ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. sᴘᴇᴄɪғɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ, ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴏʀᴍ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴘɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇs ᴡʜᴀᴛ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴛʜʀɪᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ. ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ʀᴇᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ 150 ᴛᴏ 500 ᴄᴇɴᴛɪᴍᴇᴛᴇʀs (59 ᴛᴏ 197 ɪɴᴄʜᴇs) ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴘɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀɴɴᴜᴀʟʟʏ. ғᴏɢ ᴀʟᴏɴᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴀ sɪɢɴɪғɪᴄᴀɴᴛ ᴀᴍᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴘɪᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ. ɪɴ ᴄᴏᴏʟᴇʀ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ɪɴ ʜɪɢʜᴇʀ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇs, sɴᴏᴡғᴀʟʟ ᴄᴀɴ ᴏᴄᴄᴜʀ.
ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ᴘʀᴇᴠᴀʟᴇɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ ʀᴀɪɴ ᴀɴᴅ sɴᴏᴡ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴀʀʏ ғʟᴏᴡs ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ. ᴛʜᴇ ɪɴᴄʀᴇᴀsᴇ ɪɴ sᴀʟɪɴɪᴛʏ ɴᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴍᴀʀɪɴᴇ ᴀsᴘᴇᴄᴛs ᴏғ ᴘᴀʀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ʀᴀɪɴ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍɪx ᴏғ ғʀᴇsʜᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ sᴏᴜʀᴄᴇs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴀ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇs ᴀ ɴᴜᴛʀɪᴇɴᴛ-ʀɪᴄʜ ᴇɴᴠɪʀᴏɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ғᴏʀ sᴇᴠᴇʀᴀʟ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴇs ᴏɴ ʟᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ. ᴏᴄᴇᴀɴ ᴄᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛs ᴀʟsᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ ᴀ ʀᴏʟᴇ ɪɴ ᴍᴏᴅᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ sᴇᴀ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪɴ ᴛᴜʀɴ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇᴀᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴀᴛᴛᴇʀɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀᴏᴠɪᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ғᴏʀᴇsᴛs ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴀʙᴜɴᴅᴀɴᴛ ʀᴀɪɴғᴀʟʟ.