Which of the examples below provides appropriate abiotic and biotic factors that might determine the distribution of the species in question?
A) the amount of nitrate and phosphate in the soil, and wildflower abundance and diversity
B) the number of frost-free days, and competition between species of introduced grasses and native alpine grasses
C) increased predation and decreased food availability, and a prairie dog population after a prairie fire
D) available sunlight and increased salinity in the top few meters of the ocean, and the abundance and diversity of phytoplankton communities
E) the pH and dissolved oxygen concentration, and the streams in which brook trout can live

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This option provides specific abiotic factors (number of frost-free days) and biotic factors (competition between species of introduced grasses and native alpine grasses) that can affect the distribution of the species in question. The other options provide general abiotic factors (e.g. amount of nitrate and phosphate in the soil) and biotic factors (e.g. wildflower abundance and diversity) that may not directly relate to the species in question.

Which of the Examples Below Provides Appropriate Abiotic and Biotic