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Abiotic components refer to the non-living things in an environment, including:

• Physical elements: light, temperature, water, soil, air
• Chemical elements: minerals, nutrients, salts
• Geological elements: rocks, minerals, terrain

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• Biotic components refer to the living things in an environment.
• Including plants, animals, microorganisms, and fungi.

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• Bacteria on the surface of your skin are an example of a biotic component of the environment.
• Biotic components are living organisms, including plants, animals, fungi, and microorganisms like bacteria.

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• Minerals are an example of an abiotic (non-living) component of an ecosystem.
• Abiotic factors are the physical and chemical elements that make up an ecosystem.
• Including water, air, soil, sunlight, temperature, and minerals.

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• Decomposers are organisms that break down dead organic matter, releasing nutrients back into the ecosystem.
• This includes insects, bacteria, fungi, and small animals that feed on dead decaying bodies of plants and animals.

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• Consumers are the animals that get their food by eating plants or other animals.
• This includes herbivores (plant-eaters), carnivores (meat-eaters), omnivores (both plant and meat-eaters), and decomposers (break down dead organic matter).

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• Photosynthesis is the process by which plants, algae, and some bacteria.
• It use energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen.

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• Ecology is the scientific study of the relationships between living organisms (biotic factors) and their environment (abiotic factors).
• Including other organisms and their physical surroundings.

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• The community of biotic (living) and abiotic (non-living) components and their interactions for survival make up an ecosystem.
• An ecosystem includes all the living things (plants, animals, microorganisms)
• Non-living things (water, air, soil, sunlight) in a particular area, and how they interact with each other.

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• Omnivores play a crucial role in ecosystems as they help to regulate populations of both plants and animals.
• They can adapt to different food sources depending on availability.
• Examples: humans, bears, and pigs.