There are two categories of these factors: abiotic and biotic. ... Abiotic factors include water, sunlight, oxygen, soil and temperature. ... read more
Abiotic and Biotic Factors Many factors influence every part of our environment: things like how tall trees grow, where animals and plants are found, and why birds migrate. There are two categories of these factors: abiotic and biotic. read more
Food or more precisely (nutrients) is a abiotic factor, wouldn't you agree. Or think of it this way, substrate= an organism's habitat which includes the nutrients that enable survivial. Biotic factors are interactions with living things. read more
Abiotic factors are physical properties of the environment. Biotic factors are living organisms. Food is biotic because most food was once a living organism itself. read more