Question

a researcher spends several months in a salt marsh and creates a list of observations. cordgrasses salty water average temperature: 80°f water birds shrimp full sunlight which table accurately classifies several biotic factors in the list? population community cordgrasses cordgrasses, shrimp, salty water population community shrimp water birds, average temperature, full sunlight population community water birds cordgrasses, average temperature, salty water population community shrimp cordgrasses, shrimp, water birds

Explanation:

Biotic factors are living organisms. A population is a group of the same species, and a community is all the different populations in an area. Shrimp is a population. Cordgrasses, shrimp, and water - birds together form a community as they are different populations. Salty water, average temperature, and full sunlight are abiotic factors and should not be included in biotic - factor classifications.

Answer:

D. Population: shrimp; Community: cordgrasses, shrimp, water birds