Would a dead tree count as an abiotic or biotic factor?

Groups of organisms with low biotic potential, such as gray whales, that produce at most one offspring every other year a) are r-selected b) are k-selected c) are not subject to density-dependent limiting factors d) show the initial stages of the extinction process e) have escaped from the processes of natural selection and adaptation

What re the two main phrases of the cell cycle.

~~16. while watching a special on animals, brianna discovers that hares tend to lose heat through their ears. based on this and what is known about surface-to-volume ratios, propose an explanation as to why hares that live in hot climates (such as the desert) have large, extended ears