Would a pond or garden be an abiotic factor in a neighborhood?
No.
Oh,then what would be?
Our homework is to make a list of at least 3 things within our home/neighborhood of- Abiotic factor ,Biotic factor, Organisms,population and community. I have examples of all of them but no examples or in the neighborhood for the first two.
Water is considered an abiotic factor because it isn't living. However, ponds have plants and living organisms in them. Gardens are biotic because they contain living organisms.
oh so what about oxygen,sunlight and...a pool that contains water?
Biotic Resources: are based on living organisms.
Examples are animals, birds, forests.
Abiotic Resources: are based on non-living organisms. Examples are water, air, minerals. They cannot reproduce themselves.
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A pond or garden would be considered a biotic factor in a neighborhood, not an abiotic factor.
To understand the difference between abiotic and biotic factors, we need to look at their definitions. Abiotic factors refer to the non-living components of an ecosystem, such as temperature, sunlight, water, air, soil, and minerals. These factors have an impact on the ecosystem but do not have life in themselves.
On the other hand, biotic factors refer to the living components of an ecosystem, including plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and other microorganisms. These factors rely on each other for survival and play a crucial role in shaping the ecosystem.
In the case of a pond or garden, both would have living organisms like plants, animals (such as insects, birds, and small mammals), and microorganisms (such as bacteria and fungi). Therefore, they fall under the category of biotic factors rather than abiotic factors.
To determine if something is an abiotic or biotic factor, you can evaluate whether it has life or is derived from living organisms (biotic), or if it is non-living and does not have life (abiotic).