The Nonliving Components of an Environment, Such as Weather and Water

question 100

Multiple Choice

The nonliving components of an environment, such as weather and water availability, are:

• A)biotic components.
• B)abiotic components.
• C)genotypes.
• D)phenotypes.
• E)alleles.

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Definitions:

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