Autoimmune Disease Genetics. 1  1Division of Rheumatology and Department of Immunology, Mayo Clinic, 200 1st Street SW, Guggenheim Building 3-42, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. 2  2Laboratory of Molecular Medicine and Human Genetics, Department of Medicine, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece.
Sunlight, soil, water, and pollution, for example, are all important abiotic factors of an environment that affect life. The biotic environment, on the other hand, is composed of all the living organisms in an ecosystem, and includes factors such as disease, predators, prey, and human activity.
Abiotic factors are the conditions or objects that affect the ecosystem and living organisms of the lake. One of the most important abiotic factors is the sun, which provides light and heat. The light helps sustain photosynthesis in phytoplanktons and aquatic plants.