The rainforest covers approximately 2% of the Earth’s total surface but contains 50% of Earth’s animals, plants, insects, and microorganisms. The rainforest is probably difficult to beat in terms of biodiversity in ecosystems, and many biotic factors can be found in it. In all cases, “biotic” refers to something living within an ecosystem. There are … Read more
Because water is not a living thing, water is abiotic. Abiotic means “not alive,” so water fits into the abiotic category. Abiotic vs. Biotic The two main categories of an ecosystem are biotic and abiotic. The biotic category covers living things in an environment. In contrast, abiotic components refer to all inanimate components such as … Read more
The sun is abiotic. To explain, biotic means all living things, including fungi, bacteria, animals, and plants. All inanimate components of an ecosystem, such as rain, wind, soil, and water, are considered abiotic. Therefore, since the sun is inanimate, it is abiotic. How biotic and abiotic factors work together Animals can walk, crawl and slither … Read more