Consider what you know about biotic and abiotic factors in an ecosystem. What is one of the reasons that nutrients in a vegetable patch might be considered abiotic?(1 point)

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Nutrient levels can change with changing ecosystems.
Nutrient levels can change with changing ecosystems.

Nutrients are mostly obtained from the soil.
Nutrients are mostly obtained from the soil.

Available nutrients affect the carrying capacity of garden plants.
Available nutrients affect the carrying capacity of garden plants.

Nutrients can come from dead plants which have decomposed

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Nutrients are mostly obtained from the soil.

This is because nutrients themselves, while they are essential for plants and other organisms, are considered abiotic factors since they originate from non-living sources, such as minerals in the soil.