When a Gila monster uses a rock for shade from the noonday sun, it is interacting with _____. (1 point)

an abiotic factor
another organism
an ecosystem
its community

The correct answer is

a. An abiotic factor

The sun is abiotic making the shade that the Gilda Monster uses, abiotic. Also because the shade is not alive but still apart of the ecosystem.

It can't be a or b because a rock cannot interact and is not an organism.

Check your book to see whether c or d is the preferred answer.

an abiotic factor

the answers are B,A,D

When a Gila monster uses a rock for shade from the noonday sun, it is interacting with an abiotic factor.

To arrive at this answer, let's break down the options:

1. An abiotic factor refers to non-living elements of an ecosystem. In this case, the rock would be considered an abiotic factor because it is not a living organism.

2. Another organism would imply that the Gila monster is interacting with another living creature. However, in this scenario, the Gila monster is using the rock for shelter, not interacting with another organism directly.

3. An ecosystem refers to a complex system of interactions between living organisms and their environment. While the Gila monster's interaction with the rock does take place within an ecosystem, it is more specifically an interaction with a non-living component of that ecosystem.

4. The community refers to all the populations of organisms that live and interact in an ecosystem. Again, the Gila monster's interaction with the rock is not an interaction with another organism but an interaction with a non-living element.

Therefore, the correct answer is that the Gila monster is interacting with an abiotic factor, specifically the rock it uses for shade.

yes