Question

question 8
1 pts
which term describes a nonliving component within an ecosystem?
○ biotic
○ abiotic
○ autotroph
○ biosphere

question 9
1 pts
there are two main components transferred in an ecosystem. one is cycled throughout the ecosystem: it is anything that has mass and takes up space. what is it?
○ matter
○ sunlight
○ energy

Explanation:

Question (above Question 9)

• Biotic refers to living components.
• Abiotic means non - living, so it matches the description of a nonliving component in an ecosystem.
• Autotrophs are living organisms (producers).
• Biosphere is the global ecosystem, not a nonliving component of a specific ecosystem.

Question 9

• Matter is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space, and it is cycled in ecosystems (e.g., carbon, nitrogen cycles).
• Sunlight is a form of energy input, not something with mass and taking up space in the same way matter is.
• Energy flows (not cycles in the same way matter does) and does not have mass or take up space.

Answer:

B. abiotic