Biology GCSE
Abiotic component
What Abiotic component means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Abiotic component
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The non-living parts of the environment, such as light intensity, temperature, moisture, soil pH and mineral content, wind and oxygen availability.
Topics that use Abiotic component
- Communities (AQA GCSE)
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