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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Responses

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

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

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.

Answer 1

The response that best explains why nutrients in a vegetable patch might be considered abiotic is:

Nutrients are mostly obtained from the soil.

This is because abiotic factors are non-living components of an ecosystem, and soil nutrients come from mineral content and organic matter, which are not living organisms.