What are abiotic factors?

Disease-causing agents in an ecosystem

Living components of an environment

Nonliving components of environment

Abiotic factors refer to nonliving components of an environment. These factors include physical aspects such as water, soil, temperature, and sunlight. Option A is incorrect because disease-causing agents are biotic factors, or living components of an environment. Option B is incorrect because living components refer to biotic factors such as plants, animals, and bacteria. Option D is incorrect because it refers to a specific type of animal and does not encompass all nonliving components of an environment.

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Animals that feed on plants

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