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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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.
Nutrients can come from dead plants which have decomposed.

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

Nutrient levels can change with changing ecosystems.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

Nutrients are mostly obtained from the soil.

This is because nutrients in the context of ecosystems are considered abiotic factors when they originate from non-living sources, such as the soil, rather than from living organisms.