Question

What term includes all the biotic and abiotic elements in an area?

A)ecosystem
b. population
c. biome
d. organ

Answer 1

A)ecosystem - this is true! an ecosystem includes both living and non-living objects in a system!
b. population - this is only biotic: a population is a group of organisms, and organisms are biotic
c. biome - this is also only biotic: it's a large community of plants and animals over a large area
d. organ - this would be only biotic (parts of living organism)

Answer 2

The correct answer would be A) ecosystem.

Ecosystem refers to the community made up of all the living organisms (biotic component), their physical environment and all their interactions in a given space.

The biotic and abiotic components of the ecosystem are linked with the help of energy flows and nutrient cycles.