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This is certainly a borderline question. Googling the question I found a link that says that a shell is an abiotic thing made by something that is biotic. In my opinion, I agree with that. Virtually all aspects of the earth have been shaped by life -- if an empty shell is considered biotic, then so must the O2 in the air, because it was generated by ancient and recent photosynthesis. An empty shell was sculpted by life, and the inorganic (and organic) chemicals within it were put there by a living organism, but now it is simply form and chemicals, both of which are slowly broken down and scattered with time. I vote "abiotic".
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Is snail biotic or abiotic?
biotic because it is living and contributes to the carbon cycle
What are the abiotic and biotic factors of a snail?
Abiotic factors for a snail include temperature, sunlight, and moisture levels in its environment. Biotic factors would be other organisms in its ecosystem such as predators, prey, and symbiotic relationships with bacteria.
What are biotic factors for the snail?
Biotic factors for a snail include predators like birds or rodents, competition with other snails or organisms for food and habitat, and symbiotic relationships with microorganisms that aid in digestion or protection.
How does shell form?
a snail or turtle when it bite you u get enfected and also does the turtle or snail it will say you you have killed me and before it dies it will have se* and die leaving a shell behind.
What is the function of a periwinkle shell?
A periwinkle shell provides protection and support for the periwinkle snail. It is made of calcium carbonate and helps the snail retain moisture and regulate its internal environment.
Is an empty snail shell biotic?
An empty snail shell is a biotic element because it is a remainer rom a living thing another example of a biotic element is a cork from a wine bottle
Is snail biotic or abiotic?
biotic because it is living and contributes to the carbon cycle
What are the abiotic and biotic factors of a snail?
Abiotic factors for a snail include temperature, sunlight, and moisture levels in its environment. Biotic factors would be other organisms in its ecosystem such as predators, prey, and symbiotic relationships with bacteria.
Why are there empty snail shells?
either it has grown out or the snail has died and the shell is just left over and nothing is in it.
What is the relationship between a hermit and a snail shell?
What I know of that is hermit crabs will eat snails. However, hermit crabs will often use an empty shell of a sea snail.
Why does a hermit crab live inside an empty snail shell?
They livde to gether because the shell is a home for the hermit crab!
The snails shell is empty where is the snail?
unfortunately that happened to my snail. it left its shell hid under the rocks and died. i think the shell was getting to small. if you put a bigger one in there you might save it
Do snails come out of their eggs with a shell?
Baby snails do not find empty shells, in fact, they are born with clear, soft shells. The shells harden as the snail consumes calcium and they start with the egg shell they hatched from. The shell grows with the snail and the inner circle of the shell is the shell the snail was born with.
What is the relationship between a snail and a hermit crab?
A hermit crab and a snail have a symbiotic relationship where the hermit crab uses the empty shell of the snail as its protective home. The hermit crab benefits from the shelter provided by the snail's abandoned shell, while the snail is unaffected by this interaction as it has already vacated the shell. This relationship is an example of commensalism, where one organism benefits while the other is neither harmed nor helped.
Can snails go from one shell to another?
No. The shell grows around the snail as the snail grows bigger, but the snail is fastened into its shell and cannot leave it. Hermit crabs live in empty shells, and find a new, bigger shell as they grow.
Will a baby snail die if its snail shell is chipped?
yes a baby snail will die if it's shell is chipped because a snail shell is very delicate and so is the snail.
Is a snail a biotic?
biotic because it is living and contributes to the carbon cycle
