Question

What are biotic and abiotic resources? Give some examples.

Answer 1

Hint: An Ecosystem includes different types of communities of plants, animals and microbes. They all are present together with their physicochemical environment. It consists of two major resources called biotic and abiotic resources.

Complete answer: 

Both the resources are defined below:
Abiotic Resources: Abiotic Resources are resources that are non-living. These resources fall under the larger category of natural resources which occur naturally within the environment and aren’t created or produced by humans. Abiotic factors are nonliving physical and chemical elements within the ecosystem. Resources of abiotic factors are usually obtained from the atmosphere, lithosphere, and hydrosphere. Examples of abiotic resources are air, water, sunlight, soil, and minerals.
Biotic Resources: Biotic factors include the living components of an ecosystem. These factors depend on abiotic factors for survival and reproduction. Biotic components originate from the biosphere. Biotic resources comprises all the living organisms from animals to humans. Examples of biotic resources are forests, animals, birds, fish, and marine organisms.

Note: Everything available in our environment which can be used to satisfy our needs, they are technologically accessible, economically, feasible and culturally acceptable can be termed as a resource. Examples : coal, water, air, minerals, etc.