An ecosystem contains both living organisms (e. g. deer, grass) and nonliving objects (e. g. gases, water, soil, and rocks). which of the following general statements can be made about the effect of an ecosystem’s living organisms and nonliving objects on the deer population? both living and nonliving factors are a. limited and allow the deer population to continuously grow and decline depending on their position in the food chain. b. limitless and provide an opportunity for limitless growth of the deer population c. limitless and allow the deer population to grow and decline depending on their position in the food chain d. limited and effect the maximum population size of the deer population