This same natural process becomes a nuisance aka body odour, when perspiration/sweat encounters bacteria on the skin. Dr Pai insists, sweat itself does not smell, but coupled with the dead skin cells, it provides a medium for the bacteria to grow. This bacteria, breaks down the sweat causing unpleasant body odour..
Abiotic Factors: : are non-living physical and chemical elements of an environment. These factors are important for the survival of the organisms of that environment. (See biotic factors. ).
020 - Biotic and Abiotic Factors. Biotic and Abiotic Factors. Paul Andersen differentiates between biotic and abiotic factors. He explains how both abiotic and biotic factors can affect organisms at the level of the cell, the population and even the ecosystem. The complexities of biofilms, predator-prey relationships, and food webs are given as illustrative examples.