Question

Buttercups like to grow in damp grassy fields where plenty of sunlight is available.
What is the underlined word?

• A. Biotic component
• B. Abiotic component
• C. Living component
• D. Non-living component

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The correct options are
B

Abiotic component

D

Non-living component

Sunlight is an abiotic component of the environment. Abiotic components are the physical and/or the chemical factors that act on the living organisms in any part of their life. Similarly, abiotic factors in terrestrial ecosystems can include soil, soil types, temperature, rain, altitude, wind, nutrients, sunlight etc. Here, the sunlight is an abiotic factor.