Biological Science (6th Edition)

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321976495
ISBN 13: 978-0-32197-649-9

Chapter 51 - Population Ecology - Review - Case Study - Page 1091: 16

Answer

The biotic components includes the factors like resource competition and diseases and abiotic components like temperature of the region tend to affect and limit the range of pythons.

Work Step by Step

Abiotic factors are described as the nonliving components that affect the living organisms and their functioning. In Burmese pythons, the cold temperatures of the north and the deep sea water surrounding South Florida serve as abiotic factors. The biotic factors are the ones that are living organisms affecting the other organisms and their functioning. The increasing predation on the juveniles and eggs, the spread of diseases, competition for food, and parasite occurrence can serve as biotic factors.
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