The weed known as Mile-a-Minute is now growing in the area. This vine is physically damaging the shrubs by growing over them. These weeds are also blocking the sunlight for the shrubs. The shrubs are beginning to die. Identify one biotic factor and one abiotic factor that are causing the shrubs to die. Predict what effect this will have on insects living on the shrub and birds that eat the weed in the ecosystem.

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convection currents in the magma drive plate tectonics. heat generated from the radioactive decay of elements deep in the interior of the earth creates magma (molten rock) in the aesthenosphere. the aesthenosphere (70 ~ 250 km) is part of the mantle, the middle sphere of the earth that extends to 2900 km.

the most common type of reef is the fringing reef. this type of reef grows seaward directly from the shore. they form borders along the shoreline and surrounding islands.