What does the term abiotic mean?

Question

What is the exact meaning pleas and thank you.

Answer 1

abiotic means characterized by the absence of life or living organisms.

Abiotic components are non-living chemical and physical factors in the environment. These may be classified as light, temperature, water, atmospheric gases, and wind as well as soil, animals, and human beings (edaphic) and physiographic (nature of land surface) factors. The six major abiotic factors are water, sunlight, oxygen, temperature, soil and climate.