Which of the Following Is an Abiotic Component of an Ecosystem

question 70

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an abiotic component of an ecosystem?

• A) nutrients
• B) microbes
• C) autotrophs
• D) heterotrophs
• E) tertiary consumers

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Definitions:

Reference Group

A social group that an individual uses as a standard for evaluating themselves and their own behavior.

Control Group

A control group in scientific experiments is the group of subjects not exposed to the experimental treatment, used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested subjects respond.

Membership Group

A social group to which an individual belongs and identifies with, often influencing their behavior and attitudes.

Significance Level

In statistical analysis, it represents the probability threshold below which a result is considered statistically significant, indicating a likely non-random pattern.