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Take the time to address each factor. Explain how an organism (or population) in your ecosystem might be affected by each of the following abiotic factors:

a. volume of space
b. light
c. temperature
d. water (H₂O) availability
e. oxygen (O₂) concentration
f. carbon dioxide (CO₂) concentration
g. ammonia and fecal waste

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