Which element in the southwestern desert ecosystem is abiotic?

Abiotic elements in an ecosystem are those that are non-living. In a desert, an abiotic element could be the climate.

Competition. interaction among organisms that compete for the same natural resource (food, shelter, water, space) in an ecosystem. predation. an interaction in which one organism kills another for food. predator. prey. symbiosis. mutualisum. commensalisum. parasitisum.

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The answer is atmosphere. there are four spheres of the earth: 1. geosphere (from greek word 'geo' = ground), 2. hydrosphere (from greek word 'hydro' = water), 3. biosphere (from greek word 'bio' = life), and 4. atmosphere (from greek word 'atmo' = air). a magnetosphere is a region of space around astronomical objects controlled by the magnetic field of that object. through the process of elimination, since lightning is present in the air, it can be found in the atmosphere.