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Abiotic

Definition

adjective

Nonliving, as in abiotic factor, which is a nonliving physical and chemical attribute of a system, for example light, temperature, wind patterns, rocks, soil, pH, pressure, etc. in an environment.


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Word origin: a- meaning “not,” “without” + biotic: Gk biōtikós of, pertaining to life.

Related forms: abiosis (noun), abiotically (adjective).
Related phrases: abiotic factor, abiotic stress.

Compare: biotic.


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ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES AND EFFECTS

... every organism is dependent on the lives of the other organisms. The way organisms affect one another is equally as important as the effect of the abiotic factors of the environment. Just as each organism must cope with the conditions in its physical environment, it must cope also with the conditions ...

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by rheneelyn
Mon Oct 19, 2009 5:35 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: Global Environmental Change
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Re: abiotic factors

AFAIK all of them do, but tide conditions seems to be the least deeming.

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by prokaryotics
Sat Jul 11, 2009 9:13 am
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: abiotic factors
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Re: barnacle ditribution

... will have on another. The normal two species population is the control. 2: D. exposure to air or saline Since I might only consider A and D ABIOTIC factors, I might assume that the amount of exposure to air/saline might be the most obvious and influential intermittent factor that would creature ...

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by Zach
Tue Jul 07, 2009 2:55 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: barnacle ditribution
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Bird-Dinosaur News

... a) bacteria do not have mitochondria and are able to use quite a lot of diverse source of energy (light, chemicals, etc...) b)Life evolved in an abiotic environment. That might seem trivial, but saying that means that the competition for nutrients was not as intense as it is now: leave some energy ...

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by canalon
Wed Jun 17, 2009 2:46 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Bird-Dinosaur News
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barnacle ditribution

... a. intraspecies competition b. both intra and interspecies competition c. rate of growth d. interspecies competition e. season of growth 2.Which abiotic factor in the distribution and diversity of barnacles would you consider intermittent? a. space b. intraspecies competition c. sea star predation ...

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by missy42
Fri May 01, 2009 6:35 pm
 
Forum: Ecology
Topic: barnacle ditribution
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