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Answered by rhnrditdyox9y
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Hence, abiotic elements determine how organisms survive in an ecosystem. The main difference between biotic and abioticis that biotic refers to all living things of an ecosystem while abiotic refers to all the non-living, physical and chemical things ofan ecosystem.
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Biotic Factors Definition :-

The biotic factor or biotic component is the living organism that shapes an ecosystem.

a. Biotic factors include plants, animals, bacteria, algae, and all other living forms present in an ecosystem.

b. An ecosystem is a complex system of living and non-living things; the living part of the system forms the biotic factors.

c. Biotic factors include all producers, consumers, and decomposers that are involved in the transformation and transport of energy through the food cycle.

d.These biotic factors are also responsible for diseases and outbreaks.

e. Producers are the group of organisms that make up their own food through processes like photosynthesis.

f. Most producers use photosynthesis to convert solar energy to chemical energy, but various autotrophs also utilize other processes like phototrophy and chemotrophy.

Abiotic Factors Definition :-

The abiotic factors or abiotic components of an ecosystem are the non-living physical and chemical composition of nature.

a. Abiotic factors include factors like sunlight, water resource, air, soil, rocks, tides, temperature, rain, and humidity, among others.

b. These factors affect the growth, survival, and reproduction of living organisms and their functioning in the ecosystem.

c. All the environment resources are either utilized by different living organisms or made unavailable to organisms after being utilized by other organisms.

d. Natural degradation of various components like chemicals or rocks occurs via hydrolysis or other physical processes.

e. Abiotic factors are composed of all non-living organisms, like atmospheric conditions and water resources.

f. The abiotic component of an ecosystem also defers on the basis of the type of ecosystem. Sand plays an essential role as an abiotic factor in the desert ecosystem, whereas rainfall is an abiotic component in the tropical forest ecosystem.

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