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Which of the following is an abiotic resource soils or plants or rocks or minerals?
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"Bio" means life, so a biotic resource would be one that is alive.
Is soil alive? No.
Are plants alive? Yes
Are rocks alive? No
Are minerals alive? No
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What are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem?
The nonliving parts are the abiotic factors (environment and weather):TemperatureWindWaterAirSunlightSoilRocks and minerals
What are the abiotic and biotic factors for the Thar Desert?
Abiotic factors are all the non-living factors of a desert - soil, sand, rocks, water, air, etc. Biotic factors are all the plants and animals living in the desert.
What is the relationship between decomposes and plants?
The relationship between decomposers and plants are that decomposers give plants nutrients and minerals.
What minerals can be recycled?
yes all minerals are recyclable. there is a mineral cycle that takes minerals into plants then eaten by animals which die and is recycled in decomposition
What are some biotics and abiotics of a desert?
the interactions of abiotic and biotic factors in the desert include things like a snake having a home under a rock a rabbit drinking from a stream things of that nature really any interaction of a nonliving thing (rocks, water, wind, even temp), abiotic factor, with any living thing (rabbits, snakes, plants), biotic factors.
Why are minerals natural resources?
minerals are a resource because plants need minerals to survive and grow
Why are rocks and minerals natural resources?
minerals are a resource because plants need minerals to survive and grow
What is the meaning of biotic resources?
A biotic resource is a living resource. Example: Animals, plants, etc.
Which of the following abiotic factors has the greatest influences on the metabolic rates of plants and animals?
temperature
Are Tumble weeds biotic or abiotic?
Yes they are a plant and plants are living
What is the effect of plants on the abiotic environment during primary succession?
The roots of the plants can break down rocks to form soil particles. They can also prevent erosion by holding the soil. Plants can add humus to the soil as They decompose returning minerals. The presence of plants aerates soil, provides shade and reduces water content as well.
Are plants abiotic or biotic?
Plants are biotic. They are alive. Abiotic factors are like air, water, soil, etc. Basically, anything that is living is biotic, and anything that is not living (NEVER living, not once alive) is abiotic.
What animal is an abiotic animal?
What do you mean abiotic animal? There is no such thing. All living things,(animals & plants) are biotic, and non-living factors in their environment such as temperature, water, rocks, dirt, etc, are abiotic. So no animals (or plants) can be abiotic.
What abiotic factor affects all desert plants?
The biggest abiotic factor that affects all desert plants is temperature. This heat makes life for all desert plants very difficult.
What are biotic and abiotic in freshwater?
abiotic: nonliving............... rocks water sand biotic: living............ plants fish
What are the nonliving parts of an ecosystem?
The nonliving parts are the abiotic factors (environment and weather):TemperatureWindWaterAirSunlightSoilRocks and minerals
Is plants a renewable resource or a renewable resource?
no
