Is the mountain a biotic or abiotic component?

Mountain is an abiotic factor. This is because it is lifeless. It is made up of aboitic factors like stones, rocks, sand, silt etc. Although mountains are a type of abiotic landmass, they house many biotics factors like the flora and the fauna of the mountains. read more

A mountain by itself is an ecosystem so ideally it is neither biotic nor abiotic.!! But considering that abiotic components are the non-living components of an ecosystem, a mountain could be considered as an Abiotic component of a much larger ecosystem. read more

Abiotic components of an ecosystem are a set of nonliving factors that have an effect on the distribution of a certain species. If physical conditions of an ecosystem don’t allow an organism to successfully live and reproduce in that certain area, you won’t find that organism in that area. read more

The Qinling Mountains have many different animals and plants or biotic factors. Some of the animals include, Qinling Panda, Clouded Leopard, Golden Takin, Golden Eagle, Giant Panda, Temminck's Tragopan. Plants include, the Ginkgo, bamboo, ferns, grass, the Chinese Mountain Larch, the Miaotia Maple and the Chinese Fir. read more