What is a biotic factor? an organism that is or was living a nonliving thing a type of living organism that cannot reproduce a type of matter that originates from the earth's core

The closest answer is c

the principles and empirical processes of discovery and demonstration considered characteristic of or necessary for scientific investigation, generally involving the observation of phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis concerning the phenomena, experimentation to test the hypothesis, and development of a conclusion that confirms, rejects, or modifies the hypothesis.