Are Dead plants and animals are abiotic components?

Exactly not.. but after some days or months when those remains will degarde and further by many process everything will be converted to Simple things . Then abiotic. As nutrient cycle occurs.. so conversion takes place.. abiotic to biotic and biotic to again abiotic. read more

Dead — in past was living but now there is no life. But after death organic matter of plant and animals get decomposed and converted in to non living/abiotic components. read more

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Soil is a medium that supports the growth of plants. It contains water and minerals which plants take in with the help of roots. As plants are the basis of the food chains in most ecosystems, soil is an important constituent of the Abiotic environment. If we dig deep into the ground, we will find that each layer of soil is different. read more