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Biotic Resources|Abiotic Resources
Biotic factors/resources are living or once-living organisms in the ecosystem. These are obtained from the biosphere and are capable of reproduction.| Abiotic factors/resources refer to non-living physical and chemical elements in the ecosystem. Abiotic resources are usually obtained from the lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere.
Biotic factors depend on abiotic factors for survival and reproduction.| Abiotic factors are completely independent of biotic factors.
Examples of biotic resources include all flora and fauna.|Examples of abiotic factors include precipitation, altitude, temperature, type of soil, minerals, geographic location, humidity, wind, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, water depth, etc.
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