How would a decaying tree be classified?

living and abiotic

nonliving and biotic

nonliving and abiotic

living and biotic

nonliving and biotic

Explanation:

A decaying tree is the one that is undergoing decomposition by microbes. Since the decaying tree does not exhibit any of the life processes (respiration, nutrition, metabolism, reproduction etc.), it is non-living thing. The decaying organic matter is the part of biotic components of ecosystem. Abiotic factors of an ecosystem include physical and climatic factors only.

b. nonliving and biotic

Explanation:

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