Question

Plants and fish live in this lake in Pennsylvania. The same plants and fish do not live in lakes found in Florida or Arizona. What non-living or abiotic feature is important in determining what plants and fish are found in lakes?

A) the water temperature
B) the number of predators
C) how many producers live here
D) the carbon dioxide in the water

Answer 1

Answer: The water temperature.

Step-by-step explanation:

The abiotic factors are the non living factors that helps in the growth and development of the plants and animals.

The physical conditions that favors or inhibits the growth of the organisms are the non living components around them.

Example: soil, air, temperature, atmospheric gases.

Here, the water temperature can be one of the important components that can control the growth of plants in water.

The correct answer is option A