Question

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study figure 3 - 3 in your textbook.
think about the biotic factors, the abiotic factors, and the factors that are both biotic and abiotic in the pond ecosystem shown. what factors can be both abiotic and biotic? how so?

Explanation:

Biotic factors are living components and abiotic are non - living. Organic matter can be considered both. When it is part of a living organism (e.g., a plant or animal tissue), it is biotic. Once the organism dies and the matter decomposes, it becomes part of the abiotic environment as a source of nutrients and energy for other organisms in the ecosystem.

Answer:

Organic matter can be both biotic and abiotic. When in a living organism it's biotic, and when decomposed it's part of the abiotic environment.