Which statement bestillustrates a biotic or an abiotic factor that is often found in a city park?
Decaying leaves are an abiotic factor because they are not living
Rocks are an abiotic factor because they have never been alive.
Water in ponde is a biotic factors because it provides a habitat for living things
Oxygen is a biotic factor because it is required for life and found in all living things

Rocks are an abiotic factor because they have never been alive.

An abiotic factor is a non-living component of the ecosystem. The abiotic factor affects the living factors of the ecosystem. The abiotic factors includes sunlight, weather conditions, temperature, water, soil, minerals and other factors.

Rock is a non-living factor of the city park ecosystem. Therefore, statement rocks are an abiotic factor because they have never been alive best illustrates  a abiotic factor that is often found in a city park.

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Explanation:

Hydroponics mainly utilizes water that is laced with all the nutrients plants need for growth. The water also contains antibacterial and antiviral properties that prevent plant diseases. Soil usually also provide anchorage to plants. In hydroponic they usually use ‘holed’ pipes through which the plant grow and anchor.  Avoiding soil ensures that the chances of pests and diseases are reduced, water is used more efficiently and there is more control of parameters such as pH.