Which pair of terms best describes a wooden table?
a. biotic and nonliving
b. biotic and living
c. abiotic and nonliving
d. abiotic and living

biotic and nonliving

Explanation:when Biotic refers to the component of living things that are part in ecosystem.

Option A,  biotic and nonliving

Explanation:

The word "wooden table" is made up of two words

a) Wood- Wood is a biotic component as it has been processed from living creature i.e tree or plant. A biotic component is something which has life in it and possess all the characteristics of living things.

b) Table - Table is a nonliving object that is used to keep things on it .

Since table (non living thing)  is made of wood (biotic component), option A is the correct choice of answer

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parasites can detrimentally affect their host, but also must not allow their host to die before they can complete their life cycle. some parasites have complex life cycles with many different hosts, and have had to find ways of persisting in many different environments during the change from one host to another. ectoparasites live outside the body of the host, and can more easily  disperse, but are  more exposed to predators, parasites, parasitoids. endoparasites live inside the body of the host, and are therefore protected from the outside environment. but they can be  attacked by the host's immune system. they have therefore developed  mechanisms for dispersal such as  complex life cycles.