Question

a researcher spends several months in a salt marsh and creates a list of observations. cordgrasses, salty water, average temperature: 60°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:

A population is a group of the same species, and a community is all the different populations in an area. Biotic factors are living things. Shrimp is a single - species population. Cordgrasses, shrimp, and water birds are different species that make up a community. Salty water, average temperature, and full sunlight are abiotic factors and should not be included in biotic factor classifications of population or community.

Answer:

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