Question

Which of the following examples shows the interdependence of biotic and abiotic factors?
(A) Frigid climates do not support lizards and other cold-blooded animals
(B) Relation between water and life
(C) The need of sunlight for the process of photosynthesis
(D) All of the above

Answer 1

Hint: The interdependence of biotic and abiotic factors includes all living creatures and some non-living things which help in the survival of the organisms in this planet Earth in which we live. Human activities are increasing. They are exploiting the natural resources which should be stopped soon.

Complete solution:
The components of the ecosystem which comes under biotic components are the producers and consumers. The abiotic factors which are also known as the non-living components include soil, water, light, inorganic substances.
Both biotic and abiotic factors are interdependent in an ecosystem, and if one factor is modified or removed, it can affect the whole ecosystem. The abiotic factors are also very important because they directly affect how organisms survive.
There are many examples showing the interdependence of biotic and abiotic factors. Some of them are Frigid climates that don't support lizards and other cold-blooded animals, the relation between water and life, and therefore the need for sunlight for the method of photosynthesis.
Biotic components include:
Producers- These organisms are also called autotrophs as they prepare their own food with the help of photosynthesis and include trees, herbs, shrubs, and other plants and cyanobacteria. There are some other bacteria that make their food with the help of chemicals and are known as chemosynthetic bacteria. They release sulfur in the place of oxygen mostly.
Consumers- These organisms are also called heterotrophs and are dependent on the autotrophs directly or indirectly for their energy requirement. Heterotropic herbivores consume plants as a source of nutrition. Carnivores which are heterotrophic on the other hand consume other animals as their source of nutrition.
Decomposers- These organisms are also known as detritivores. They are heterotrophic saprophytes that consume dead and decaying matter also called detritus.
Abiotic components include light, water, minerals, soil, air, and many more.

So, the correct answer is ‘All of the above’.

Note:
Abiotic components are the essential part as they are necessary for the survival of the biotic component. Land, air, water, etc are known as abiotic components and they provide essential things to the living organism like oxygen to live, habitat to stay. But as human activities are increasing they are exploiting the natural resources like delay in the water cycle, impure air to live, etc.