Imagine an ecosystem such as this pond. It is a freshwater pond with perch, bass, ducks, crayfish, frogs, and sometimes a visiting water snake or two. It has algae and water plants. Use this information to answer the following two questions.

In the ecosystem described in the image above, all of the following are biotic factors that would affect it except
A. temperature
B. hawks
C. beavers
D. fir trees

In the ecosystem described in the image above, all of the following are abiotic factors that would affect it except
A. temperature
B. rainfall
C. type of soil
D. water snakes

1 answer

Answer:

In the ecosystem described in the image above, all of the following are biotic factors that would affect it except: D. fir trees. (Fir trees are not present in this ecosystem.)

In the ecosystem described in the image above, all of the following are abiotic factors that would affect it except: D. water snakes. (Water snakes are biotic factors since they are living organisms, and abiotic factors are non-living components of the ecosystem.)