Many biotic factors have the potential to affect community structure.Such biotic factors include all of the following except
A) elephants trampling a grassland.
B) several species of herbivores competing for food.
C) an introduced predator depleting herbivore populations.
D) adjacent plants providing shade for newly sprouted plants.
E) a hurricane felling trees.

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Biotic factors are living organisms or their products that affect another organism or ecosystem. A hurricane, which is an abiotic (non-living) factor, does not qualify as a biotic factor.

Many Biotic Factors Have the Potential to Affect Community Structure